Ancient Stupa, Asandh (Karnal)

A large brick stupa mound at Asandh village, Karnal district, dated by surface pottery and brick-size to the Mauryan-Kushan period (3rd c. BCE to 3rd c. CE). The stupa's medhi and anda survive to about eight metres height; associated monastic cells and a tank are visible on the surface. Protected ASI monument since 1920; one of the few Buddhist stupa sites known from the Haryana plains.