SARNATH and its Great Stupa
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Section 7, top margin C, left margin c, just north of Banaras
Some early drawings of the Dhamek Stupa, or Great Stupa, at Sarnath, where the Buddha is said to have preached his first sermon
Early photos show how dilapidated and overgrown the stupa had become
The Great Stupa in modern photographs
Two modern photographers meditate on the stupa and its surroundings as they look today

 
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