Vaishali photos
2 pictures of Vaishali in Vaishali district — Birthplace of Mahavira and seat of the Licchavi republic. See the intact Ashokan lion pillar at Kolhua, the Buddha relic stupa, and the coronation tank Abhishek Pushkarini. Each is captioned with what it shows; tap any to enlarge the credit. Read the Vaishali guide.
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Asokan Pillar at Archeological remains of Vaishali, Kolhua in Bihar 15
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Ashoka Pillar at Kolhua
3rd c. BCE · intact · Kolhua, 4 km from Vaishali village
The only Ashokan pillar still standing with its original lion capital in place — a single polished sandstone shaft 18 m tall, the lion facing north towards Kushinagar where the Buddha died. Beside it the Ananda Stupa and the monkeys' tank, Ramkund.
Rohit Sharma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source