| Sarnath is one of the important holy towns of India. | | | | sculpture of the 5th century. There are also a |
| It is located about 10 km away from Varanasi, the | | | | number of sculptures and figures of Gupta, Mauryan |
| holy city of India. Sarnath is famous as Buddhist | | | | and Kushana periods. There are also a number of |
| pilgrimage place and this is the place where Lord | | | | images of Hindu Gods from 9th century to 12th |
| Buddha delivered his first sermon. Sarnath is one of | | | | century. |
| the four famous Buddhist pilgrimage places, the other | | | | Chaukhandi Stupa |
| being Lumbini, Kushinagar and Bodh Gaya. | | | | Chaukhandi Stupa is counted amongst some of the |
| Sarnath town has a number of Buddhist monuments | | | | famous and beautiful Buddhist temples located at |
| and other edifices. Dhamekha Stupa, Chaukhandi | | | | Sarnath. It is believed to have been constructed |
| Stupa and various Buddhist temples of Japan, | | | | during Gupta period in between 4th and 6th century. |
| Thailand, China and Burma schools of Buddhism are | | | | This |
| flocked by a large number of visitors from far away | | | | Stupa was constructed to mark the site as this was |
| places. One of the most important figures of Sarnath | | | | the meeting point of Lord Buddha with his first |
| is the Ashoka Pillar, which is the national emblem of | | | | disciples while on his tour to Sarnath from Bodh Gaya. |
| India. One can spot the ruins of various Buddhist | | | | Dharmekh Stupa |
| structures in Sarnath, which were built between 3rd | | | | Darrmekh Stupa is counted amongst some of the |
| century BC and 11th century AD. | | | | most famous stupas or Buddhist temples in Sarnath. |
| Main Attractions of Sarnath | | | | It has been constructed by using bricks and stones. |
| Sarnath Museum | | | | It is believed that Lord Buddha delivered his first |
| Sarnath Museum was established by Archaeological | | | | sermons at this site. As per the Archaeological |
| Survey of India, which houses a large number of | | | | Survey of India, it is believed that this stupa has |
| different Bodhisatva and Buddha images. Apart from | | | | been constructed by King Ashoka to mark the site |
| this one can see various ancient remains and some of | | | | as Gautam Buddha preached |
| the finest specimens of Buddhist art. One of the main | | | | Dharmachakrapravartana to his five disciples for the |
| attractions of this museum is the beautiful Buddha | | | | first time. |