Great Stupa, Sanchi

Sanchi, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh Buddhist stupa and monastic complex

Served from the stored corpus. Last scan Sep 29, 2026. Next scan Oct 29, 2026.

Northern view, 1885

Historic photograph · exterior · 1885 · High confidence

Photograph from 1885 by Lala Deen Dayal showing the Great Stupa at Sanchi from the north.

Lala Deen Dayal photographed the Great Stupa from the north in 1885. This is the earliest republishable photograph of Sanchi stored here. James Waterhouse’s 1861–62 gateway survey is earlier and is not ingested.

Lala Deen Dayal, 1885. Public domain / CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: General View of Sanchi Tope from North, Lala Deen Dayal, 1885 · Open source

Identification note

encyclopedia · Retrieved 29 September 2026 · paraphrase

The article identifies the Buddhist monuments at Sanchi. Waterhouse’s 1861–62 photographs are known from museum catalogues. The Deen Dayal photograph stored here is a separate source.

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