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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast India south of Patna. The surrounding area is sacred to Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims.
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GAYA: In probably one of the fastest trials, a Gaya court handed out life sentence to three youths on Monday, exactly 30 days after they gang-raped a 25-year-old
The Times of India 2010
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July 20th, 2009 GAYA - A group of Maoists set ablaze two road construction machines including a JCB excavator in Gaya on Sunday.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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GAYA: Proscribed CPI-ML (Maoist) activists blew up the control room of a BSNL tower at Maigra village in Bihar's Gaya district late last night.
The Times of India 2009
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Bihar Police arrest four Maoist rebels, 200 live cartridges recovered GAYA - Police on Saturday arrested four Maoist rebels in Bihar's Gaya district and recovered
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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In that quarter also is that best of hills called Gaya, which is sacred and much regarded by royal ascetics.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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In that quarter also is that best of hills called Gaya, which is sacred and much regarded by royal ascetics.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Orwell had an older sister, Marjorie Frances, born in Gaya (Bengal) in 1898; and a younger sister Avril Nora born 1908, but he was never very close to them.
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Altaf Qadri/Associated Press Buddhist monks tried to shield themselves from the rain as they listened to Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on the first day of the Buddhist festival Kalachakra in Bodh Gaya, which is believed to be the place where Buddha attained enlightenment, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Sunday.
India in Pictures 2012
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We're looking at the very top of Gaya, which is thought to be the oldest Redwood.
Richard Preston on the giant trees Richard Preston 2008
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