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Low-angle photograph of the Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath, a massive cylindrical structure built of dressed sandstone blocks in lower tiers, topped by a dome of weathered red brick under a pale blue evening sky with a faint moon. A white cloth strip is tied to a vertical metal rod running up the stone face, and a small arched niche is visible at the right edge. No people are present. The page links this view to a visit to Sarnath, where Gautama Buddha first taught.

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A photograph of the curved exterior of a large red-brick dome-shaped stupa against a pale blue sky. A thin crescent moon is visible near the upper right, and two thin vertical cables run down the brickwork on the left. No people are visible in the scene.2006-01-08A large, weathered brick stupa with a stone-faced base rises on a grassy lawn under a pale hazy sky. A paved footpath curves along the left past tall trees. Several visitors stand near the base, and a seated family and a standing man with a small child rest on the grass in the foreground. A distant spire is visible behind the trees.2006-01-09A photograph of the Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath, a tall cylindrical brick monument with a weathered ochre surface under a hazy pale sky. Green lawns and a paved path lead toward it, lined with trees. To the right stands a building with a yellow spired temple tower. In the foreground are low brick foundations and ruined stone bases on the grass, with a man in white clothing at the left edge. A few small groups of people walk along the path in the distance, wearing mixed casual clothes. A small green bin and white signboards stand near the path.2006-01-09January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08June 03 20162016-06-03January 08 20062006-01-08A photograph at Sarnath showing a person in the foreground on the left wearing an orange top and orange shawl with a white-and-yellow flower garland, long dark wavy hair, gazing toward the right. Behind is a circular brick stupa platform with stepped brick walls, surrounded by green trees, partly excavated brick ruins and a small figure walking on the right. The sky is pale and hazy.2006-01-08A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange top stands on reddish-brown earth at a historic site, facing two white-posted information boards with dark panels of small text. He wears a long wavy-haired style and a white-and-gold beaded necklace, with sandals on his feet. Behind him rises a large brick stupa with a dome-shaped body, under a pale blue sky, with a few visitors and trees in the distance. The setting resembles Sarnath, though no printed name confirms it. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded necklace, consistent with the page's account of a Sarnath visit.2006-01-08Photograph of a group of devotees walking in single file along a paved path beside a large sandstone monument carved with ornate relief panels, at Sarnath. Foreground: a man in a checked plaid shirt with a red lanyard and ID badge, a man in a white kurta with a red lanyard, and a man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers. Further left, a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland walks beside a girl in a red top and grey trousers. Others in white, orange and pink salwar kameez follow, some wearing caps. Trees and hazy sky are visible on the right. The page indicates a person's Varanasi yatra group visited Sarnath; no one in this image is identified as a person.2006-01-08