Sanchi Stupa: A Time Conquering Tribute in Stone to the Buddha - Said to be built over the relics of Buddha, the Sanchi Stupa has been recorded as the oldest stone structure in India. This famous ...

Visitors to the world heritage Buddhist site in Sanchi, about 45 km from Bhopal, are often overwhelmed by the splendor of the centerpiece Stupa but fail to notice the interesting historically crucial ...

Kushan Mitra explores one of the few remaining sites in Central India with a direct connection to ancient India’s greatest emperor Sanchi is a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ sort of town, much ...

Renowned world heritage site Sanchi might have a scope of expansion in near future with the Bhopal circle of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) planning to develop the nearby Buddhist sites for ...

The visit to Sanchi World Heritage Site was exhilarating but exhausting. The assumption that late October would be suitably cooler was not true. In addition, my inherent need to understand each of the ...

The story behind Sanchi is one that both interests and inspires. Rising from the plains, 46 km northeast of Bhopal, Sanchi falls right at the heart of Madhya Pradesh. It is a rounded hill topped with ...

<font class=author>SUCHANDANA GUPTA</font><br />SANCHI: Six Buddhist monks, who started a silent march from the Dharma Rajika Stupa of Takshila on August 6 praying ...

Sanchi is more than just a small town in Madhya Pradesh. It is a place where history breathes through ancient stupas, and every stone tells a story of faith, art, and peace. While most travelers come ...

The famed 3rd-century Buddhist Stupa land of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh has become the first “solar city†in the country. The city, known for the Great Buddhist Stupa originally built by Mauryan ...

Houses several relics from Sanchi and surrounding areas. Majority of the stone relics were discovered during excavation by Sir John Marshall. The lion capital of the Ashoka Pillar is the most ...