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Status: Open daily 08:00-18:00
Massive stupa marking where the Buddha first taught the Four Noble Truths.
Stupa at Sarnath, associated with Ashoka (249 BCE per Wikivoyage), marking the spot of the Buddha's first sermon, within the excavated monastery area with the Mulagandhakuti Vihara ruins and Ashoka Pillar base.
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Within 1 km of Dhamek Stupa.
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Sarnath Museum
ASI museum holding the Lion Capital of Ashoka, India's national emblem; closed Fridays.
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Chaukhandi Stupa
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Kashi Vishwanath Temple
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Sarnath Jain Tirth
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Dashashwamedh Ghat
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Tomb of Lal Khan
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Madhur Jalpan
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