Tags: Religious Building.
Dhamek Stupa (also spelled Dhamekh and Dhamekha) is a massive stupa located at Sarnath 13 km away from Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh India.The Dhamek Stupa was built in 500 CE to replace an earlier structure commissioned by the great Mauryan king Ashoka in 249 BCE along with several other monuments to commemorate the Buddha’s activities in this location. Stupas originated as circular mounds encircled by large stones.
