The Great Stupa at Sanchi has been the focal point of the Buddhist faith in the region since it was built by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC. The grand structure still inspires awe today and sits at the top of a hill, surrounded by the remains of smaller stupas, monasteries, and temples that were built as the religious community grew in the centuries after the site was founded.
“Kosh kosh par pani badle or char kosh par vani” – means in India at every Kilometer water changes and at every 4 km the speech. This place belongs to the Ramayan era, known as Besnagar. The location where the Great Emperor Ashoka halted, married and started the construction of the stupas