- Lauria NandanGarh
Lauria NandanGarh is a village about14 km from Shikarpur and 24 km from
Bettiah in the state ofBihar in northernIndia . Here there are interesting ruins of a hugestupa . It is a 26 metre high ancient brick sepulchralmound thought to be the stupa where the ashes of Lord Buddha were enshrined. [cite web
url=http://www.indiaetravel.com/bihar/#lauria
title=Lauria NandanGarh'
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accessdate=2006-09-09 ]Less than half a kilometer from the village, stands the famous pillar of
Ashoka . It is a single block of polishedsandstone over 32 feet (10 m) high. The top is bell shaped with a circularabacus ornamented withBrahmi geese supporting the statue of a lion. [cite web
url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/15090.htm
title=Lauria Nandangarh
publisher=
accessdate=2006-09-09 ]The pillar is inscribed with the
edict of Ashoka in clear and beautifully cut characters. The lion has been chipped in the month and the column bears the mark of time just below the top which has itself been slightly dislodged.See also
Mauryan art References
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