Great Stupa, Sanchi
Sanchi, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh
Buddhist stupa and monastic complex
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Last scan Sep 29, 2026.
Next scan Oct 29, 2026.
Great Stupa, Sanchi is identified at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh.
Documented fact · Medium confidence
· Catalog identification · Great Stupa
Name and catalog coordinates come from the cited secondary article. They are not a surveyed benchmark.
Sanchi, English Wikipedia, retrieved 29 September 2026.
· Source
A compiled secondary article used to identify the place. Not an inscription, survey, or archival photograph.
Lala Deen Dayal photographed the Great Stupa at Sanchi from the north in 1885.
Photographic evidence · High confidence
· 1885 · Great Stupa
The Commons file names the photographer, title, and year.
Lala Deen Dayal, “General View of Sanchi Tope from North,” 1885, Wikimedia Commons.
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The file attributes the photograph to Deen Dayal and dates it to 1885. Waterhouse’s 1861–62 gateway views are earlier and not this file.
