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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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Indian temple gateway

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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.

Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India: Great Stupa

The south gateway (torana) and the Great Stupa (stupa no. 1) in Sanchi,...

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Architraves of the north gateway (toran) to the Great Stupa (stupa No. 1) at Sānchi, Madhya Pradesh, India

Architraves of the north gateway (toran) to the Great Stupa (stupa No. 1) at Sānchi,...

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Silhouetted crowd faces a brightly illuminated torana gateway decorated with colorful lights and Buddhist imagery during Wesak festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka at night.

A brilliant display for Vesak in Sri Lanka

Bright lights decorating a torana (gateway) during Vesak, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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