India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Stupa No. 2, stupa is located on the western slope of the hill. Edit Detail InformationEdit Stupa No. 2, stupa has no gateways and there are lot of decorations and carvings on circumvents. Some of the carvings depict figures with fish tail (makaras) and elephant heads, birds with human heads […]
India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Sanchi Museum, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit Sanchi Museum stands witness to Indian’s rich religious and architectural heritage. This is an important tourist attraction in Sanchi and is certainly worth visiting because it displays several rare and antique items. The Sanchi Museum has a very verdant setting. HistoryEdit […]
India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Four Gateways, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit Four Gateways, Sanchi, The Great Stupa is surrounded by four gateways which are popularly called Toranas and are named as northern, southern, eastern and western. The Northern Gateway is crowned by a wheel of law and showcases all the miracles connected […]
India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Gupta Temple, Raisen District, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit Gupta Temple in Sanchi that heralds the beginning of Temple Architecture in India. Sanchi thus reflects the religious and architectural heritage of India. There are three layers in the Sanchi hill also referred to as shelves. They are the […]
India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Great Bowl, Raisen District, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit The Great Bowl is created out of a huge block of stone. The bowl used to serve as a container of food that was distributed to the monks of Sanchi. HistoryEdit N.A. Must SeeEdit Attration Visiting TimeEdit N.A. Closed […]
India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Stupa No. 3 is located near Great Stupa, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit Stupa No. 3 is the only other stupa at site which has entrance gateway but only one flanking the main entrance. The style of construction is very similar to the Great Stupa however in dimension […]
India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Great Stupa, Raisen District, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit The great Stupa (No.1) is one among the oldest stone-made structures in india. The structure is 16.4 meters tall, 36.5 meters wide in diameter and has a huge hemispherical dome. The Stupa is surrounded by a paved procession path […]
India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Buddhist Vihara, is situated few kilometres from Sanchi. Edit Detail InformationEdit Sanchi is an important centre of Buddhist Art and Architecture in India. It is renowned because it has the sole distinction of having all forms of Buddhist arechitecture ranging from Stupas to Chaityas to Viharas in it. The […]
India /Madhya Pradesh /Raisen / Sanchi Ashoka Pillar is located near the southern gateway of the famous Sanchi Stupa. Sanchi, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Edit Detail InformationEdit Ashoka Pillar is popular for the structural balance and aesthetic proportions. The pillar is built in the Greco Buddhist style and is beautifully carved. The pillar has a […]
India /Maharashtra /Akola /Akola Akola, Mahrashtra. Edit Detail InformationEdit The Purna River starts in Amaravati district of Maharashtra and flows across Akola, Buldhana and Jalgaon district. The river finally flows into the Gulf of Khambhat near the city of Navsari in Southern Gujarat. The word Purna means Complete and also simultaneously known as `Sampurna`. Purna […]