The stupa at Sanchi in Raisen district is considered one of the oldest Buddhist monuments in the country and was built by emperor Ashoka. It is located around 40 km from Bhopal.

A festival celebrated to attract thousands of Buddhists monks and pilgrims to Sanchi to see the relics of Sai Puttha and Maha Moggallana, two of Buddha’s earliest disciples. Houses several ...

The Gupta Temple adorns the intermediate layer of the three layers of Sanchi hill. A festival celebrated to attract thousands of Buddhists monks and pilgrims to Sanchi to see… Houses several ...

The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tons of ultra-light crude oil when it collided with another vessel 260km off Shanghai on 6 January. It burned for a week before exploding and sinking on Sunday.