Ashoka Pillar, Emperor Ashoka built The Lion Pillar at Kolhua. It is made of a highly polished single piece of red sandstone.

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Emperor Ashoka built The Lion Pillar at Kolhua. It is made of a highly polished single piece of red sandstone, surmounted by a bell shaped capital, m high. A life-size figure of a lion is placed on top of the pillar. There is a small tank here known as Ramkund. This pillar beside a brick stupa at Kolhua commemorates Buddha's last sermon.

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Kolhua, Vaishali, Bihar, India.
Photo credit: © Rajesh Avhad / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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