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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.

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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.2006-01-08September 05 20062006-09-052005 - View-of-Ananda-Sabha-ConstructionFebruary 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copiesMarch 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a smooth, rounded dark brown stone surface. Dark background. No people visible.2011-02-27 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06A rocky, scrub-covered hill rises under a pale sky at dusk, its slopes lit warm orange by low sunlight. A pale full moon sits low on the right, and a small flag on a pole stands in the foreground near the base. The bottom edge shows part of a vehicle with lettering. No people are visible.2012-04-05May 17 20072007-05-17 +1 copies2005 - View-of-Ananda-Sabha-ConstructionA photograph of a pale full moon glowing in a dusky blue sky above a hillside. The reddish-brown, scrubby slope in the lower right is lit by warm dusk light. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.2009-08-03A dusty construction site in front of a large red curved-roof building with perforated red lattice panels and a small finial on top. A concrete-block wall runs along the right side, and a green hose lies across the gravel ground. A woman in a white garment walks toward the camera beside the wall, while several other people in white and light clothing walk near the building entrance. No ritual activity is visible; the scene shows site work at an ashram construction area.2006-12-19