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Ashokan Pillar, Sarnath

📍 Ashokan Pillar, Dharmapala Road, Sarnath, Sadar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221007, India

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The stump of the Ashokan pillar stands in situ at Sarnath. Its Lion Capital is in the Sarnath Museum and is India's national emblem. The site is now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath'.

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