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Sarnath archaeological site

Replica of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, showing four intricately carved lions standing back to back atop a round pillar with a wheel and animal reliefs.

Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath

Sandstone sculpture of the Buddha, 5th century ce, from Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India; in the Indian Museum, Kolkata.

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Buddhism Archaeology Golconda Vijayanagara Ellora Caves Sanchi Somnath Badrinath Mandu Vaishali Jinji Kalibangan

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Sir Alexander Cunningham

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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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