Brahmyoni Hill derived from a small natural fissure
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The brahmyoni hill is the highest and lies in the south of the Gaya town. Most of the hill in the vicinity of Gaya have temple and a religious sanctity .Som of them are beauty spots Brahmyoni 793 feet heighest hill , katari hill 454 feet , khajuriya, kapil dhara, bhashmakut, mudali , govchhava hill , Ramshila hill 715 feet , pretshila 873 feet Gaya , Barabar Hill 1023 feet jehanabad district , shringirishi pahad 1850 feet Nawada district and kauwadol pahad 500 feet height Gaya district etc . Gaya has natural boundaries. it is bounced on the north by the murali hill and Ramshila hill on sauth by the Brahmyoni hill ,on the east by the falgu River and the West by open country broken by the ridge know as the katari hill . The eastern portion stretches along a rocky ridge between the Brahm yoni hill. The Brahmyoni hill is the highest and lies in the south of the Gaya town . The word Brahmyoni contains two word Brahma and Yoni , that is the female energy of Brahma . According to Hindu mythology the Purush and prakriti are the courses of the universe. The name Brahmyoni is derived from a small natural fissure in the rocks at the top of the Brahmino hill through which a person can just manage the crawel , suggesting that by crawling through it the pilgrim escape rebirth . On the top of the hill is a small temple containing a statue said to be representation of Brahma through it properly belongs to shiva as the figure has five and not four heads as in regular statue of Brahma.This figure is placed on an old pedestal which is said tohave been inscribed with a verse recording the erection of the state in 1633 and on the left there is a small figure with a horse on the pedestal which General Cunningham belived to be most probably a statue of sambhavanath. The third of the 24 jain tirthankar bhagavan mahaveer , whose symbol is a horse.
The Brahmayoni hill rises almost precipitously Frome the plain to the height of 450 feet . The ascent most commonly used is to the south - east where there is long flight of stone steps erected about 100 years ago for the convenience of Pilgrim by the Maharatta Deva Rao Bhao sahib. To the right of this path over looking the gorge which separates the Central peak from its northern flank is a gigantic rock.which presents a remarkablance to the head of a man with a wig .The adjoining rifts are serpentine , crooked and at places peaked giving us mounted scenes hanging gardens and patches of small bushes and trees. The people of Gaya flock to Brahmyoni and it's adjacent springs and Brooks to enjoy the day .Gaya is one of the great places of pilgrimage in India and has special sanctity in the eyes of the Hindus.
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