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Sanchi is famous for

  1. Rock-cut temples

  2. Cave paintings

  3. The rock edicts of Ashoka

  4. The largest Buddhist Stupa
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Sanchi is famous for the Great Stupa (Stupa 1), commissioned by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE and later enlarged. It is the oldest and largest preserved Buddhist stupa in India, featuring intricately carved gateways (toranas) depicting Jataka tales. While there are rock-cut caves nearby, and Ashoka's pillar edicts, Sanchi's primary significance is the stupa complex.

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