Rampurva Ashokan Pillars
Ashokan pillar · Emperor Ashoka · Rampurva, West Champaran, Bihar
Visited on the Buddhist and Mauryan heritage circuit of Champaran; note that both capitals have been...
A pair of Ashokan pillars found around 1876 by A. C. L. Carlleyle. The lion capital, whose shaft carries Major Pillar Edicts I-VI, is now in the Indian Museum, Kolkata; the bull capital - one of only seven surviving animal capitals from Ashoka's pillars, with a lotiform base, a floral abacus showing honeysuckle, palmette and rosette motifs of Greek derivation, and a realistic zebu bull - stands in the porch of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The pillar site itself is ASI-protected.
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- Area
- Lauriya Nandangarh
- Status
- Coming Soon
Yatras that include Rampurva Ashokan Pillars
- Mauryan and Ashokan Bihar: Two pillars near the Nepal border, remote and rarely visited.
Experiences here
- Valmiki Tiger Reserve: Bihar's only tiger reserve, in the forest along the Nepal border
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Lauriya Nandangarh
Also around Lauriya Nandangarh
- Champaran meat (ahuna): Mutton sealed in a clay handi and cooked for hours over coals, from Champaran.
- Marcha rice and chura: A pepper-grained, fragrant rice from West Champaran, GI-registered in 2023, famous as chura.
Nearby places
- Lauria Nandangarh: It is the best-preserved standing Ashokan pillar with its capital intact, visited on the Buddhist...
- Bettiah Catholic Church: Catholics come for worship at north India's oldest Catholic foundation; notably, hundreds of...
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Rampurva Ashokan Pillars important?
A pair of Ashokan pillars found around 1876 by A. C. L. Carlleyle. The lion capital, whose shaft carries Major Pillar Edicts I-VI, is now in the Indian Museum, Kolkata; the bull capital - one of only seven surviving animal capitals from Ashoka's pillars, with a lotiform base, a floral abacus showing honeysuckle, palmette and rosette motifs of Greek derivation, and a realistic zebu bull - stands in the porch of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The pillar site itself is ASI-protected.
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