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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Ancient Buddha idol, monastery unearthed in Jajpur

An ancient statue of Gautam Buddha and remains of a Budhha Vihar (monastery) have been unearthed in Kesharaipur-Hatikhol village in the vicinity of the world famous Lalitgiri Buddhist site in Odisha's Jajpur district.

Workers came across the articles while digging land for a drain there three days ago, said noted Buddhist researcher Harischandra Prusty.

Source:-PTI

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