Nestled amid the Vindhya mountain range, a village in Mirzapur might be the holding the secret to the majestic glory of Sarnath’s famous Ashoka pillar. Archaeologists have noted that Baragaon ...

Sarnath is famous for the magnificent Ashokan pillar which has four lions carved back-to-back. The Ashokan pillar is adopted by Indian constitution as our national emblem called Ashoka Chakra.

Sunil Deore, the sculptor of the 9,500 kg bronze Ashoka Pillar perched on top of the new Parliament building, has said the national emblem is an exact replica of the Sarnath pillar and that the ...