It’s one of the eight most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites—where Buddha is said to have given his first sermon, and where the Ashoka Pillar stands. Mani’s objective at Sarnath was to ...

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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.

AURANGABAD/NEW DELHI : 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 ...