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Chaukhandi Stupa
Rishpattan Rd, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221007 Phone: +91 542 220 6638About
Chaukhandi Stupa is an important Buddhist stupa in Sarnath , located 13 kilometres from Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh , India . Stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the Buddha. The Chaukhandi Stupa is thought originally to have been built as a terraced temple during the Gupta period between the 4th to 6th Century to mark the site where Lord Buddha and his first disciples met traveling from Bodh Gaya to Sarnath . Later Govardhan , the son of a Raja , modified the stupa to its present shape by building the octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of Humayun , the powerful Mughal ruler.
