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Ashoka's Rock Edicts, Junagadh

Junagadh, Gujarat, India

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Overview

A granite boulder carrying 2,270 years of empire — Ashoka's fourteen edicts plus Rudradaman's and Skandagupta's inscriptions on the Girnar road.

Why visit: Three dynasties wrote on one rock — India's oldest 'notice board'.

Things to do

›Brahmi edicts
›Sanskrit Rudradaman panel
›Interpretation dome
›Girnar road combo

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

₹25–300

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1 hr

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