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The south gateway and large dome of the Great Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India, with a few visitors walking near the entrance and red flowers in the foreground. Architraves of the north gateway (toran) to the Great Stupa (stupa No. 1) at Sānchi, Madhya Pradesh, India Silhouetted crowd faces a brightly illuminated torana gateway decorated with colorful lights and Buddhist imagery during Wesak festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka at night.
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Article title updated for style. Nov 07, 2026
New article added. Nov 13, 2009
Image of the torana at the Great Stupa, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India, added. Nov 13, 2009
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