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Heritage Walk: Sarnath & Ramnagar

Across the river and beyond the city: the Deer Park where the Dhamma was first taught, and the fort that still keeps Ramnagar’s Ramlila.

Indic Warriors Editorial··1 min read
Kashi & Living Heritage
Heritage Walk: Sarnath & Ramnagar

Across the river and beyond the city: at Sarnath the Dhamma was first taught; at Ramnagar the fort still keeps the world’s oldest continuously staged Ramlila. One heritage walk, two worlds.

The Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath
The Dhamek Stupa — marking where the first sermon was preached — Photo: Hardy Explorer · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, Sarnath
Mulagandha Kuti Vihara — the modern vihara amid the old monastery field — Photo: Aliva Sahoo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Ramnagar Fort across the Ganga
Ramnagar Fort — the Kashi Naresh’s seat across the Ganga — Photo: K.Venkataramana · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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Credits: photographs via Wikimedia Commons under their stated licenses; curation by Indic Warriors.

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