Sunil Deore, the sculptor of the 9,500 kg bronze Ashoka Pillar perched on top of the new Parliament building, has said the national emblem is an exact replica of the Sarnath pillar and that the ...

I studied the original model, made a small replica of it initially and a ... referred to the national emblem taken from the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath with the 'Dharmachakra' engraved on it.

“During the Mahakumbh, a replica of Emperor Ashoka’s pillar will be displayed for devotees from across the country and abroad. The inscription on this pillar, known in history as Prayag ...

Even the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath originally had a wheel that was ... but the students have successfully recreated it in the replica. Apart from artistic challenges, scarcity of funds was a ...

India’s most famous pillar bearing the “wheel of law”, after all, is none other than the one that Ashoka set up at Buddhist Sarnath ... The cement and concrete replica was set up some ...

A carving of four lions that once topped one of Ashoka's pillars at Sarnath is now the national emblem of India It is always said that Ashoka, after winning a great battle, turned into a man of peace.

“During the Mahakumbh, a miniature replica of Emperor Ashoka’s pillar around 10 to 12 inches tall will be on display and sale for visitors. The inscription on this pillar, known in history as ...

The emblem is an adaption of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath. The national emblem is an adaption of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath. The statue is a three-dimensional emblem showing ...

“To completely change the character and nature of the lions on Ashoka’s pillar at Sarnath is nothing but ... “If an exact replica of the original were to be placed on the new building ...

New Delhi: Three centuries elapsed between Buddha attaining enlightenment and Ashoka’s rise as Emperor of Magadha in 268 BCE. This niggled at archaeologist and numismatist BR Mani when he ...