Sarnath is famous for the magnificent Ashokan pillar which has four lions carved back-to-back. The Ashokan pillar is adopted by Indian constitution as our national emblem called Ashoka Chakra.

As Prayagraj gears up for the grand Mahakumbh, the Allahabad Museum is set to offer devotees from across the globe a glimpse into India’s glorious past. Visitors from across the globe will be ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Pillar of Ashoka (238 BC) erected in Uttar Pradesh, India In 1947 on her 21st birthday ...

India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha has laid the foundation stone of an Ashoka Pillar in the sacred Waskaduwa temple in the island nation's Western province. Jha, who took over as ...