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Lauriya Nandangarh (Ashokan Pillar)

West Champaran, Bihar, India

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Overview

A perfectly preserved Ashokan pillar crowned by a seated lion, beside the great Nandangarh stupa mound — Maurya majesty in the far north-west plains.

Why visit: One of the finest surviving Ashokan lion pillars, in situ.

Things to do

›Ashokan lion pillar
›Nandangarh stupa mound
›Edict inscriptions
›Champaran circuit

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

Free–₹25

Est. budget

₹200–500

Duration

Half day

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Within

8.2 km

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The villages of Gandhi's 1917 Champaran Satyagraha — his first Indian campaign against indigo planters — with the Bhitiharwa ashram and Bapu memorials.

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