AIA Fieldwork Photo Contest 2024

Entry 77578

Submitted by Pavan Prasad

Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath

Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, Varanasi, India., Uttar Pradesh, India

Category: Archaeological Landscapes

Sarnath is one of the most important, sacred and famous religious as well as pilgrimage place for the Buddhist World and as this is well known that this place is directly associated with the life and teachings of Lord Buddha From this place Lord Buddha has started the journey of Dhamma by giving his first sermon in C 528 B.C.E.

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