Sarnath is one of the most beautiful sites in the world & sacred where the Lord Buddhadelivered his first sermon, which was the introduction of Buddhism. The Emperor Ashoka who worked in this life for spreading the Buddha's message of love and compassion visited Sarnath around 234 BC, and erected a Grand stupa.
Dhamek Stupa is known for particular significance at sarnath as it signifies the "seat of the holy Buddha"
The rock-cut caves of Ajanta and Ellora and Udayagiri; the Chalukyan temple of Virupaksha, of Pattadakal, the great Chola temple of the Nayakas at Madurai, the Indo-Aryan temples at Bhubaneshwar, Puri and Konark, the Sun temple, Modhera, Gujarat and the Chandela temples of Khajuraho: these ageless edifices present an endless variety of exquisite stone carvings. The glamorous delight of the Taj Mahal in Agra has captured the marble craft of India. Most of the statues in the state of Orissa show similarity in form and details to the sculptures of the Jagannath temple at Puri.
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