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Kesaria Stupa
26.3341° N, 84.8548° E
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Kesariya stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Kesariya, located at a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Patna, in the East Champaran district of Bihar, India. Construction of the stupa at this site began in the 3rd century BCE. Kesariya Stupa has a circumference of almost 400 feet (120 m) and a height of about 104 feet (32 m).
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Construction begins
3rd century BCE
Ashokan association
c. 250 BCE
Siddhamātṛkā inscription date range
10th-12th century
Discovery by Colin Mackenzie
1814
Alexander Cunningham excavation
1861–62
K. K. Muhammed excavation
1998
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