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