| Mocharim (Mucalinda) | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Bihar |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bihar, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.6806°N 84.9922°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gaya |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bodhgaya Nagar Parishad |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.64 |
| Elevation Ft: | 111 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 9808[2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Magahi, Hindi |
| Timezone: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 824231[3] |
Mocharim (ancient name Mucalinda) situated in the Gaya district, state of Bihar, India, nearly south of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya.[4] It lies at the western bank of the river Niranjana (Phalgu). It is named after the naga Mucalinda or Muchalinda or Mucilinda, who is said to have protected Buddha from a great rainstorm when he was meditating. The village is home to Muchlind, an ancient pond where Buddha supposedly spent six weeks after attaining enlightenment.[4]