On Wednesday, 2010 Queen's Baton visited Delhi Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, famous for being the place where Buddha attained enlightenment. The baton then proceeded to the state capital, Patna.
After visiting the Great Budhha Statue, the witness was taken to the Mahabodhi Temple. The temple complex was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. Here we took the baton inside the temple and the holy Bodhi tree under which Lord Budhha attained enlightenment.
The witness then came to Patna, capital of Bihar. Patna, formerly Patliputra, was the ancient capital of Magadha Empire and its history goes back over two millennia.
In Patna, the relay began at the Raj Bhavan and culminated at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall. There were 36 Batonbearers who participated in the relay. Honourable Governor of Bihar was the first Devanand Konwar Batonbearer. Many international athletes participated in the relay. Among them, C Prasad, international footballer, Ms. Kumari Smita, gold medalist in SAF Games Kabaddi, Mr. Krishna Kumar Sharma, qualifying World Championships in Athletics and Mr. Rajeev Kr Singh, gold medalist in Kabaddi, Asian Games. Other eminent people were present at the sporting and cultural relay Secretary Mr. Vivek Singh, Minister of Human Resource Development, Anjali Kumar Singh, Krishan District Sports Officer Mohan Pandey and Sports Secy. Hemchand Pandey.
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