Somapura Mahavira: Quick Facts

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The large, stepped brick ruins of Somapura Mahavihara Buddhist monastery rise from a grassy field, with several people walking near the base in Paharpur, Bangladesh.

Somapura Mahavira, Bangladesh, designated a World Heritage site in 1985.

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