Experts say the pillars were part of an open-air assembly hall in the Mauryan capital of Pataliputra. It was here that Emperor Ashoka called a decisive meeting of the third Buddhist Council to unify t ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Archaeology Department of the Madhya Pradesh Government may soon shift the Mauryan Era (325-181 BCE) pillar located in the Bagh Umrao Dulha locality in the Old City to ...

The Archaeological Survey of India has begun uncovering remnants of the '80-pillared assembly hall' at Kumhrar in Patna, ...

It is in a pathetic condition with dents and cracks in its body and a wire wound around it from the bottom to the top. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Archaeology Department of the Madhya Pradesh ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is set to reopen a section of the ’80-pillared assembly hall’ at Kumhrar here on ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) commenced a process of unravelling a portion of the ’80-pillared assembly hall’ at Kumhrar here on Sunday, a site regarded as the only evidence of ...

The unravelling process of some of the buried pillars of the hall, which is believed to be the remains of the Mauryan palace of Pataliputra, was initiated by ASI Director General Yadubir Singh Rawat.

ASI begins process of unravelling portion of 'assembly hall' of Mauryan emperors in Patna The unravelling process of some of the buried pillars of the hall, which is believed to be the remains of ...

The Archaeological Survey of India will reopen the 80-pillared assembly hall in Kumhrar, thought to be used by Emperor Ashoka, after 20 years. The site, crucial for understanding Mauryan architecture, ...

only a few pillars of the hall will be opened for the public," Nayan told PTI. Nayan added, "This will be a historic moment as the hall will be opened for the public after 20 years. The Mauryan ...