The beautiful hills of
Magadha are a witness to a culture that has long flourished in this lovely landscape. Many
of these hills have ancient remains, remnants of an association to the Buddha with Magadha. Most of these hills are still not documented
and the world is unaware of them. Lack of awareness has led to a loss of many such tangible
symbols in recent years. One such beautiful piece of history that adorns the
Majhwe Hill in Gaya District is on verge of extinction. Majhwe Hill, one of the
highest hills standing by the Nawadha-Gaya Highway, is being legally mined.
Most likely, lawmakers are not aware of the existence of an ancient stupa on
this hill. The stupa on this hill is already in very bad shape because of
centuries of disuse, the peak has thousands of fallen bricks from the ancient stupa all over the peak. There is an immediate need to assess
the situation and make thenecessary steps to ensure
that this piece of our cultural legacy is properly safeguarded.
 |
| Majhwe Hill on Gaya- Nawadha Highway |
