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The Bharhut Stupa Railing Alexander Cunningham Found in November 1873 Carries Brahmi Captions That Name Its Jataka Stories, the Builder of Its Gateway and Dozens of Donors

Ancient & Medieval India

The Kesariya Stupa in East Champaran Rises in Six Brick Terraces to About 31.5 Metres and Spans About 123 Metres, and the ASI Has Been Digging It Out Since 1997-98

Ancient & Medieval India

Sanchi's Great Stupa Survived a Top-to-Bottom Breach in 1822 and the Digs of 1851, and Its Four Gateways Stayed in Bhopal While 112 Plaster Pieces of the East Gate Went to Europe Instead

Ancient & Medieval India

Cunningham's Report for 1872 to 1873 Said Harappa's Mounds Had Supplied Brick Ballast for About 100 Miles of the Lahore and Multan Railway, and the Excavations Begun by Daya Ram Sahni in 1921 Then Placed the City in the Third Millennium BC