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Dhamek, (Varanasi
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Dhamek, (Varanasi

Circular stone 43m-tall Buddhist shrine with bird & script carvings, dating back to 500 CE.

Narrated by Aarti11 minBuddhist Temple

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Location
Varanasi, India
Duration
11 min
Language
English
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Circular stone 43m-tall Buddhist shrine with bird & script carvings, dating back to 500 CE.

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Aarti · Indic Historian of Repute

Indic Historian of Repute

11m

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Sub-topics you can explore in the Gamana app.

Sub-topic 1

The Gupta Chisel: Decoding the Carved Stone Drum of Dhamek

19 min audio

Sub-topic 2

Remembered, Forgotten, Reclaimed: Sarnath's Two Thousand Years of Memory

23 min audio

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