Rayappa Kasi Northern Gateway, Outer Face, Sanchi, India
The Northern Gateway is the best preserved of all the gateways, and was the second to be erected. The numerous panels relate various events of the life of the Buddha. Only one atypical panel (Right pillar, Inner face/ Top panel) shows Foreigners making a dedication at the Southern Gateway of Stupa No 1.
The Northern Gateway of Stupa 1. The Northern Gateway of Stupa 1 is one of the four richly carved gateways or toranas, surrounding Stupa 1, the Great Stupa. The Northern Gateway was the second to be erected.
The best preserved of all four gateways is the Northern one, which still retains most of its ornamental figures and gives a good idea of the original appearance of all the gateways. Like the other gateways, the Northern Gateway is composed of two square pillars surmounted by capitals, which in their turn support a superstructure of three architraves with volute ends.
Sanchi Stupa, also written Sanci, is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India, and an important monument of Indian Architecture. It was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE.
Rayappa Kasi Northern Gateway, Inner Face, Sanchi, India
The Northern Gateway is the best preserved of all the gateways, and was the second to be erected. The numerous panels relate various events of the life of the Buddha. Only one atypical panel (Right pillar, Inner face/ Top panel) shows Foreigners making a dedication at the Southern Gateway of Stupa No 1.
The Northern Gateway of Stupa 1. The Northern Gateway of Stupa 1 is one of the four richly carved gateways or toranas, surrounding Stupa 1, the Great Stupa. The Northern Gateway was the second to be erected.
The best preserved of all four gateways is the Northern one, which still retains most of its ornamental figures and gives a good idea of the original appearance of all the gateways. Like the other gateways, the Northern Gateway is composed of two square pillars surmounted by capitals, which in their turn support a superstructure of three architraves with volute ends.
Sanchi Stupa, also written Sanci, is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India, and an important monument of Indian Architecture. It was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE.
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Sanchi is famous for outstanding specimen of Buddhist art and architecture, belonging to the period between the third century BC and the twelfth century AD. The most important of all the Sanchi monuments is the Sanchi Stupa. Stupas are large hemispherical domes, containing a central chamber, in which the relics of the Buddha were placed. The Sanchi Stupa is one of the best preserved early stupas in central India. The Sanchi Stupa is surrounded by a railing with four carved gateways facing all the four directions.
During the Shunga period the Sanchi Stupa was enlarged and faced with stones and decorated with railings, staircase and a harmika on the top. Around the main Stupa, there is a path for circumambulation. This path is enclosed by a railing with gates at each of the four directions. The railings and gates of the Sanchi Stupa are richly sculptured with different motifs and designs. Another interesting characteristic about the Sanchi Stupa is that Lord Buddha has been symbolically represented by footprints, wheels, thrones etc rather than by his own image. The gateways of Sanchi stupas contain ornamented depiction of incidents from the life of the Buddha and his previous incarnations as Bodhisattvas described in the Jataka tales. The Buddha has been shown symbolically in the form of tree or through other inanimate figures.
The Stupa at Sanchi is one the most wonderful structures of ancient India. It has been included by the UNESCO as one of the heritage sites of the world. The Sanchi Stupa is a fine example of the development of the Buddhist architecture and sculpture beginning from the 3rd century B.C. to the 12th century A.D. The site of Sanchi was discovered in the year 1818 by General Taylor and an archaeological museum was established in 1919y Sir John Marshall.
Bhopal is the nearest airport, while Vidisha is the nearest rail head. Bhopal to Sanchi is 46 km by road. Sanchi is situated around 46 km from Bhopal and is easily accessible by the available means of transport.
By Train:
For reaching Sanchi by train, nearest railway station is Bhopal. All important cities and tourist destinations are linked with direct trains to Bhopal like: Jaipur, Agra, Delhi, Varanasi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Indore, Jhansi, Gwalior etc. Bhopal city have two railway stations i.e. Bhopal Junction and Habibganj. Both are important railway stations and are equipped with all modern facilities. From Bhopal railway station to Sanchi, we offer tourist taxi service, as per requirement.
By Road:
Sanchi is well connected by road. It lies on Bhopal - Sagar state highway. It is well connected by road from Bhopal, Raisen, Sagar, Vidisha etc. Route to Sanchi stupas site remain accessible throughout the year in all seasons. Sanchi site lies on 55kms north-east of Bhopal city.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
Being a important tourism region, Madhya Pradesh state is visited by tourist through out the year. Broadly we can divide Madhya Pradesh tourism in 3 parts. Heritage tourism is active in Northern part of state which is more rocky and destinations comes under this region are Gwalior, Shivpuri, Orchha, Khajuraho, Panna, Chanderi, Datia etc. All these destination offers major palaces, forts, temples, cenotaphs of state. Best time to visit this region is from October to April as during this time climate remain pleasant and good.
Southern part, south-west region and some of the Northern region of Madhya Pradesh are rich in Wildlife which includes Tigers, Leopards, Sloth Bear, Hard-ground Barasingha, Indian Gaur, Wild Dog (Dholes) and atleast more than 250 bird species.
ACCOMMODATION
Sanchi is a small town so here accommodation facilities are very limited. Here main hotel is of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department i.e. Gateway Retreat. It is a standard category hotel in Sanchi. Most of the tourists, prefers to stay at Bhopal hotels at their variety of hotels options are available in all budget category.
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Sanchi
00:01:48 1 Maurya Period
00:03:16 1.1 Ashoka pillar
00:05:31 1.2 Temple 40
00:06:50 2 Shunga period
00:08:01 2.1 Great Stupa (No 1)
00:09:37 2.2 Stupa No2: the first Buddhist reliefs
00:11:27 2.3 Stupa No. 3
00:12:05 2.4 Sunga Pillar
00:13:40 3 Satavahana period
00:15:03 3.1 Material and carving technique
00:16:51 3.2 Architecture: evolution of the pillar capital
00:18:58 3.3 Main themes of the reliefs
00:19:07 3.3.1 Jatakas
00:19:30 3.3.2 Miracles
00:19:48 3.3.3 Temptation of the Buddha
00:20:19 3.3.4 War over the Buddha's Relics
00:21:31 3.3.5 Removal of the relics by Ashoka
00:22:16 3.3.6 Building of the Bodh Gaya temple by Ashoka
00:23:21 3.3.7 Foreign devotees
00:25:24 3.3.8 Aniconism
00:26:34 3.4 The Gateways or Toranas
00:26:54 3.4.1 Stupa 1 Southern Gateway
00:27:34 3.4.2 Stupa 1 Northern Gateway
00:28:02 3.4.3 Stupa 1 Eastern Gateway
00:28:21 3.4.4 Stupa 1 Western Gateway
00:28:37 3.4.5 Stupa 3 Southern Gateway
00:29:05 4 Later periods
00:29:22 4.1 Western Satraps
00:30:36 4.2 Guptas
00:31:53 4.3 Lion pillar No 26
00:34:36 4.4 Pillar 35
00:37:51 5 Sanchi and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara
00:39:38 6 Western rediscovery
00:41:02 7 Chetiyagiri Vihara and the Sacred Relics
00:42:05 8 Inscriptions
00:43:05 9 See also
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Sanchi Stupa, also written Sanci, is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India, and an important monument of Indian Architecture. It was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. It was crowned by the chatra, a parasol-like structure symbolising high rank, which was intended to honour and shelter the relics. The original construction work of this stupa was overseen by Ashoka, whose wife Devi was the daughter of a merchant of nearby Vidisha. Sanchi was also her birthplace as well as the venue of her and Ashoka's wedding. In the 1st century BCE, four elaborately carved toranas (ornamental gateways) and a balustrade encircling the entire structure were added. The Sanchi Stupa built during Mauryan period was made of bricks. The composite flourished until the 11th century.
Sanchi is the center of a region with a number of stupas, all within a few miles of Sanchi, including Satdhara (9 km to the W of Sanchi, 40 stupas, the Relics of Sariputra and Mahamoggallana, now enshrined in the new Vihara, were unearthed there), Bhojpur (also called Morel Khurd, a fortified hilltop with 60 stupas) and Andher (respectively 11 km and 17 km SE of Sanchi), as well as Sonari (10 km SW of Sanchi). Further south, about 100 km away, is Saru Maru. Bharhut is 300 km to the northeast.
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00:02:17 1 Etymology
00:03:28 2 History
00:03:37 2.1 Ancient
00:05:51 2.2 Classical
00:05:59 2.2.1 Gurjars
00:06:25 2.2.2 Gurjara-Pratihara
00:07:26 2.3 Medieval and Early Modern
00:07:35 2.3.1 Historical tribes
00:08:20 2.3.2 Major rulers
00:10:20 2.3.3 Rajput martial history
00:15:43 2.4 Modern
00:16:51 3 Geography
00:22:37 4 Flora and fauna
00:25:44 4.1 Wildlife protection
00:27:16 5 Communication
00:27:59 6 Government and politics
00:28:19 7 Administrative divisions
00:28:36 8 Economy
00:32:12 8.1 Agricultural production
00:33:24 9 Transport
00:35:33 10 Demographics
00:36:37 10.1 Language
00:37:47 11 Culture
00:42:29 12 Education
00:42:51 12.1 Literacy
00:44:35 12.2 Schools
00:44:53 12.3 Higher education
00:47:16 13 Tourism
00:50:13 14 See also
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Rajasthan ( Hindustani pronunciation: [raːdʒəsˈtʰaːn] (listen); literally, Land of Kings) is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. Rajasthan is located on the northwestern side of India, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Rajasthan Desert and Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.
Major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilisation at Kalibanga; the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu, in the ancient Aravalli mountain range; and, in eastern Rajasthan, the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its bird life. Rajasthan is also home to three national tiger reserves, the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar and Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota.
The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana – the name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the region – was merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur.
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Rajasthan
00:01:48 1 Etymology
00:02:47 2 History
00:02:56 2.1 Ancient
00:04:43 2.2 Classical
00:04:51 2.2.1 Gurjars
00:05:13 2.2.2 Gurjara-Pratihara
00:06:04 2.3 Medieval and Early Modern
00:06:13 2.3.1 Historical tribes
00:06:50 2.3.2 Major rulers
00:08:27 2.3.3 Rajput martial history
00:12:47 2.4 Modern
00:13:43 3 Geography
00:18:17 4 Flora and fauna
00:20:44 4.1 Wildlife protection
00:21:59 5 Communication
00:22:35 6 Government and politics
00:22:57 7 Administrative divisions
00:23:12 8 Economy
00:26:04 8.1 Agricultural production
00:27:02 9 Transport
00:28:46 10 Demographics
00:29:37 10.1 Language
00:30:34 11 Culture
00:34:17 12 Education
00:34:36 12.1 Literacy
00:36:01 12.2 Schools
00:36:17 12.3 Higher education
00:38:08 13 Tourism
00:40:29 14 See also
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Rajasthan ( Hindustani pronunciation: [raːdʒəsˈtʰaːn] (listen); literally, Land of Kings) is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. Rajasthan is located on the northwestern side of India, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Rajasthan Desert and Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.
Major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilisation at Kalibanga; the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu, in the ancient Aravalli mountain range; and, in eastern Rajasthan, the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its bird life. Rajasthan is also home to three national tiger reserves, the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar and Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota.
The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana – the name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the region – was merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur.
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00:01:52 1 Etymology
00:02:59 2 History
00:03:07 2.1 Ancient
00:05:09 2.2 Classical
00:05:18 2.2.1 Gurjars
00:05:40 2.2.2 Gurjara-Pratihara
00:06:32 2.3 Medieval and Early Modern
00:06:41 2.3.1 Historical tribes
00:07:19 2.3.2 Major rulers
00:09:01 2.3.3 Rajput martial history
00:13:30 2.4 Modern
00:14:04 3 Geography
00:18:46 4 Flora and fauna
00:21:29 4.1 Wildlife protection
00:22:47 5 Communication
00:23:23 6 Government and politics
00:23:41 7 Administrative divisions
00:23:55 8 Economy
00:26:53 8.1 Agricultural production
00:27:52 9 Transport
00:29:38 10 Demographics
00:30:31 10.1 Language
00:31:30 11 Culture
00:35:20 12 Education
00:35:39 12.1 Literacy
00:37:06 12.2 Schools
00:37:21 12.3 Higher education
00:39:12 13 Tourism
00:41:37 14 See also
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SUMMARY
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Rajasthan ( Hindustani pronunciation: [raːdʒəsˈtʰaːn] (listen); literally, Land of Kings) is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. Rajasthan is located on the northwestern side of India, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Rajasthan Desert and Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.
Major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilisation at Kalibanga and Balathal; the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu, in the ancient Aravalli mountain range; and, in eastern Rajasthan, the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its bird life. Rajasthan is also home to three national tiger reserves, the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar and Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota.
The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana – the name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the region – was merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur.
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Rajasthan is a state in the north western region of India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. Rajasthan is located on the northwestern side of India, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Rajasthan Desert and Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.
Major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilisation at Kalibanga; the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu, in the ancient Aravalli mountain range; and, in eastern Rajasthan, the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its bird life. Rajasthan is also home to three national tiger reserves, the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar and Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota.
The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana – the name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the region – was merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur.
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Rajasthan
00:01:48 1 Etymology
00:02:47 2 History
00:02:56 2.1 Ancient
00:04:43 2.2 Classical
00:04:52 2.2.1 Gurjars
00:05:14 2.2.2 Gurjara-Pratihara
00:06:04 2.3 Medieval and Early Modern
00:06:14 2.3.1 Historical tribes
00:06:50 2.3.2 Major rulers
00:08:28 2.3.3 Rajput martial history
00:12:48 2.4 Modern
00:13:44 3 Geography
00:18:18 4 Flora and fauna
00:20:46 4.1 Wildlife protection
00:22:02 5 Communication
00:22:38 6 Government and politics
00:22:56 7 Administrative divisions
00:23:10 8 Economy
00:26:03 8.1 Agricultural production
00:27:02 9 Transport
00:28:45 10 Demographics
00:29:37 10.1 Language
00:30:34 11 Culture
00:34:18 12 Education
00:34:37 12.1 Literacy
00:36:03 12.2 Schools
00:36:19 12.3 Higher education
00:38:11 13 Tourism
00:40:32 14 See also
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Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
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Rajasthan ( Hindustani pronunciation: [raːdʒəsˈtʰaːn] (listen); literally, Land of Kings) is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. Rajasthan is located on the northwestern side of India, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Rajasthan Desert and Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.
Major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilisation at Kalibanga; the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu, in the ancient Aravalli mountain range; and, in eastern Rajasthan, the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its bird life. Rajasthan is also home to three national tiger reserves, the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar and Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota.
The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana – the name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the region – was merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur.