Ashokan Edicts Archeological Park
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Siddhartha Gauri and Dr. Satyadeep Neil Gauri founded Ashokan Edicts National Park in Topra, Yamunanagar district, Haryana in 2011.[1][2] The park has replicas of eight rock edicts, ancient structures, and seven Ashoka pillars of the Mauryan time.[3][4] The park also has a sapling of Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree from Sri Lanka.[4][5]
History
During the reign of King Ashoka, several pillars were erected with deciphered texts. In this period, these pillars were scattered all over India which is now taken care by ASI (Archeological Survey of India).[6] A rare pillar with seven edicts in Brahmi script was decoded by the British archeologist, James Prinsep in 1837.[7][5] This pillar was made out of chukar rocks mined near Varanasi, ferried from Topra and then from Ambala District. Later the pillar was transported to Delhi through the Yamuna river.[5] The replica of the pillar was made and placed in Topra Ashokan Edicts Archeological Park and Museum.[5]
Grants
The village panchayat of Topra Kalyan gave 28 acres of land and the then Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar allocated INR 50 crore[1][2] for the construction of the park.[3]
The Park
The park has the replicas of Ashoka Pillar from Delhi, Replica of Babur Caves from Gaya Bihar, and an Ashoka statue from Odisha.[5]
References
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- ^ a b "In News – Asoka Edicts Park ⋆ The Buddhist Forum". Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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