In the record
The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2002.
UNESCO dates the present temple to the fifth or sixth century and describes it as one of India's early surviving brick Buddhist temples.
The site is associated with the Buddha's enlightenment and remains a place of pilgrimage.
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Do not describe this living site only as a ruin.
The source uses the established Bodh Gaya place name; current administrative naming should be handled separately from the 2011 Census district label.
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