Kapilavastu, Nepal Tarai. New Asoka Pillar (excavated) at Gotihva, Nepal Tarai, marking Buddha Kakusandha's Nirvana-stupa, north-west view. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of excavated lat at Gotihva. Fuhrer's identification of the Buddha's stupa was disputed at the time. See notes with 737 regarding Kapilavastu. Location = Gotihva; Nepal
Rampurva. Figure of lion of Asoka pillar. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
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Genre: Architectural Photography Side view of the lion from the top of the northern pillar (erected c. 243 B.C.), seen here in the excavated trench. For a detailed account of excavation of the two pillars at Rampurva between November 1907 and January 1908, see Daya Ram Sahni, Excavations at Ram...
Rampurva. Figure of lion of Asoka pillar. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
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Genre: Architectural Photography Side view of the lion from the northern edict pillar, with the pillar itself in the background. Apart from the loss of the upper jaw and face, the sculpture is in fine condition.