TRAVEL NEWS, SARNATH Updated : Dec 18, 2020, 13:07 IST On a tour to Sarnath Sarnath is a destination that is closely related to Gautam Buddha, and is located about 13 km northeast of Varanasi in Uttar ...

Sarnath has excavated a rich lot of Buddhist sculptures comprising numerous Buddha and Bodhisattva images in the museum. Sarnath is famous for the magnificent Ashokan pillar which has four lions ...

Sarnath, along with Lumbini, Bodh Gaya and Kushinagar, is directly involved with the life of Goutam Buddha. Lumbini was the place of his birth, while Kushinagar was the place of his death. Buddha ...

Two important religious pilgrim centers of Buddhism are located in northern India. Sarnath is the famous spot where Buddha delivered his first sermon to his five disciples after attaining Nirvana.

About 13km from Varanasi, the historic town of Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught Dharma. It is on its way to soon becoming a World Heritage Site, after being on the tentative list of UNESCO ...

New Delhi, March 12: The Archaeological Survey of India has resumed excavation at Sarnath, the site of Buddha’s first sermon, after over 80 years. The ASI decided to revisit the site, near Varanasi, ...

New Delhi: In a significant discovery, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has excavated rare pieces in Uttar Pradesh of Gupta Art belonging to the Sarnath School depicting Lord Buddha.

In the 6th century BCE, a young man left the comforts of his royal home in search of truth. For six years, he followed extreme ascetic practices and became totally emaciated. It was then that he ...

Houses of shehnai virtuoso, Ustad Bismillah Khan, legendary vocalist Girija Devi and vocalists Rajan-Sajan Mishra, and the house of several renowned musicians of Varanasi, will be on the map for world ...