In that location, Mahabodhi Temple was built by Emperor Ashoka in around 260 BC.
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The Mahabodhi Society was founded in 1891
and the 1949 Bodhgaya Act recognized this site as a Buddhist holy site.
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More than 100 NGOs, along with the Executive Management committee of the Mahabodhi Temple, declared a World Heritage centre,
were sent notices by the Department.
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He said that with other religions there was no such arrangement but that with the Mahabodhi temple Buddhists and Hindus were given equal roles.