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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Ashokan Pillar, Vaishali


This Lion Pillar was built by Emperor Ashoka at Kolhua. The pillar is made of a highly polished single piece of red sandstone, surmounted by a bell shaped capital, 18.3 m high. There is a life-size figure of a lion is placed on top of the pillar. The small tank near the pillar is known as Ramkund. The pillar beside a brick stupa at Kolhua commemorates Buddha's last sermon.

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