Chaukhandi Stupa

  • Recently, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declared ancient Buddhist site Chaukhandi Stupa in Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh) as protected monument of national importance.
  • Chaukhandi Stupa: It was built as a terraced temple during the Gupta period between the 4th-6th centuries to mark the site where Lord Buddha and his first disciples met traveling from Bodh Gaya to Sarnath.
  • The son of Raja Todarmal, Govardhan, gave the present octagonal shape to the stupa in order to commemorate the visit of Mughal king, Humayun.
  • It was excavated by Alexander Cunningham and Daya Ram Sahni.

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