Bharhut Stupa - Dewar

Place is extraordinary but due to lack of maintenance and conservation site is gradually degrading MP government must advertise this place properly and provide basic amenities

Samrat Ashoka his was the rural of india It is make by budh stup of bharhut satna In since 560 ad ago

This is a Buddhist Stupa datable to 2nd -1st Century BCE. This is probably earliest stupa in Madhya Pradesh. This is unique because of its art form. However, currently only base of the ancient stupa is preserve at the site. Decorative elements of stupa is shifted to Indian Museum Kolkata, and Allahabad Museum, Uttar Pradesh.

Wonderful archeological site with great history. But now only few stone's are there only. when ever u bharhut go take your own taxi ?.

archaeological site, Bharhut is a village located in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, central India. It is known for its famous relics from a Buddhist stupa. The most famous donor for the Bharhut stupa was King Dhanabhuti. The Bharhut sculptures represent some of the earliest examples of Indian and Buddhist art, later than the monumental art of Ashoka (circa 260 BCE), and slightly later than the early Shunga-period reliefs on railings at Sanchi Stupa No.2 (starting circa 115 BCE).1 Though more provincial in quality than the sculpture at Sanchi, Amaravati Stupa and some other sites, a large amount of sculpture has survived, generally in good condition. Recent authors date the reliefs of the railings of Bharhut circa 125–100 BCE, and clearly after Sanchi Stupa No.2, compared to which Bharhut has a much more developed iconography.[1][3] The torana gateway was made slightly later than the railings, and is dated to 100–75 BCE.[1] Historian Ajit Kumar gives a later date to Bharhut, the 1st century CE, based on stylistic comparisons with datable works of art from the Art of Mathura, particularly sculptures inscribed in the name of ruler Sodasa.[4] Many of the Bharhut remains are now located in the Indian Museum in Kolkata. Buddhism continued to survive in Bharhut until 12th century. A Small Buddhist temple was enlarged around 1100 AD and a new statue of Buddha was installed.A large Sanskrit inscription from the same period was found at the site, however it appears to have been lost.[6] This is different from the inscription Lal Pahad inscription of AD 1158 mentioning the Kalachiri kings. Some recent reevaluations have tended to uncouple Bharhut from the Shunga period, and rather attribute the stupa to the 1st century CE, based on artistic similarities with better dated Mathura art and a questioning of the antiquity of the Bharhut inscriptions (particularly the Dhanabhuti inscriptions) suggested by traditional paleography

2,200 years old Ancient Jataka stories sculptures in bharhut stupa, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Bharhut sculptures represent some of the earliest examples of Indian and Buddhist art, later than the monumental art of Ashoka (circa 260 BCE)

What remains here is mostly a mound and a few fragments as the stupa railing remains were taken to Kolkata, Bhopal, and Delhi. Some pieces are also in the Ramvan Museum of Satna. Hike up the mountain is tough but you will come across several rock shelters and structural remains.

Built in the year 150 BC, the Bharhut Stupa is marvellously built with meticulousness and stands as testimony to the rich culture of ancient India. The stupa narrates momentous tales from the period when it was constructed. It tells the tale of Lord Buddha’s journey to enlightenment, the, details everyday life during this period and many such minute details. The railings of the Bharhut Stupa were carved impressively out of red stone and add beauty to it. Today all that is left are the relics of this exemplary site. Some remains of the Bharhut Stupa are being preserved at the Indian Museum in Kolkata.