'ANCIENT BUDDHIST SITE OF SARNATH' 45th UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE OF INDIA

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  'ANCIENT BUDDHIST SITE OF SARNATH' 45th UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE OF INDIA.  Sarnath stupa and Ancient buddhist remains inscribed as India's 45th UNESCO world heritage site on 25 July 2026 under name of 'Ancient Budhist site of Sarnath'.  'Ancient Budhist site of Sarnath'. Located roughly 10 kilometers northeast of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath ranks among the four crucial holy sites of Buddhism, along with Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, and Kushinagar. Ancient Pali texts refer to this sanctuary as  Isipatana  (the landing place of sages) and  Mrigadava  (the deer park). It remains globally famous as the location where Siddhartha Gautama delivered his initial teaching after reaching full enlightenment. The Birthplace of the Dhamma Following his supreme awakening beneath the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya around the 6th century BCE, Buddha journeyed to the quiet groves of Sarnath. Here, he reunited with the five ascetics who had previously abandoned him during his ...

TRIVIKRAM TEMPLE (CHAITYA GRUHA) TER,OSMANABAD MAHARASHTRA INDIA'S OLDEST TEMPLE.

 Trivikram Temple (Buddhist Chaitya Griha) Ter, Osmanabad India's oldest temple.


 Trivkram Temple ( Chaitya) Osmanabad Maharashtra

Trivikram Temple is one of the oldest temple in India, located in 'Ter' village of Osmanabad district , Maharashtra, at a distance of only 22 km from Osmanabad city. During the time of Satavahana period, the area of ​​this village was quite large and this city was counted among the major cities of India, Ter is mentioned in history as 'Tagar', this city also served as the Sub-capital of Satavahana kingdom.There is a very mysterious temple in the middle of Ter village which is dedicated to Lord Trivikram. This is mysterious because the construction of this temple is not like that of ordinary Hindu temples. Many historians like Cousins & Percy Braun. believe that it is an ancient Buddhist chaitya which was built ​​in the fifth century CE.

This Chaitya was completely constructed with bricks, and has been plastered from the top and this was India's first example of this type of architecture, another example of this is also seen in 'Cherjala' in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.These two temples were once Buddhist Chaitya Griha, later converted into Hindu temples. Only two such temple Chaitya griha have been found in India, which is why they are quite important in themselves.

Chaityagriha Ter Osmanabad Maharashtra

The main temple is divided into two divisions: a main 'Garbhagriha' and a 'Sabhamandapa' in front which was built about 600 years after the main temple. The main sanctum sanctorum is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide, the sanctum sanctorum wall is 1.25 meters wide, the shape of the sanctum looks like elephant's back, and this figure is called 'Gajaprashtha' temple, especially in the Buddhist Caves appear in we can see this example.The total height of the main sanctum sanctorum is 10 meters.

Trivikram(Vishnu) Statue Trivkram Temple Ter,Osmanabad

In the main sanctum is a grand idol made of granite of Lord Trivikram, in which Trivikram (Vishnu) has placed one of his feet on the head of King Bali,  the wife of Bali is requesting with fold her hand to vishnu to leave him and it shown in form of statue.There is a Kannada language inscription of 'Kalichura' king 'Mahamandaleshwar' around the year 1000 under the throne of the idol, which shows that this temple was converted into a Hindu temple in 1000 years.The idol of Trivikram is quite beautiful with a capitulated crown on its head, three different garlands around the neck and armlets in the arm. To install the idol of Lord Vishnu (Trivikram), the inner stupa has been uprooted.

Sabhamandap Trivkram Mandir Ter,Osmanabad

There is a auditorium in front of the original 'Chaityagriha' it is estimated that this auditorium built about 1000 AD is four meters high and rests on eight pillars. In which there are four big and four small pillars, the auditorium houses are somewhat different from the Chaitya architecture.Its mentioned in history that Saint Namdev Maharaj, the great saint of Marathi, had given discourse (Kirtan) in this auditorium .

How to Reach

Ter is only 22 km from Osmanabad city of Maharashtra, Osmanabad is well connected to Mumbai Pune and Solpur city, by State and national Highway roads  Ter is 434 KM from Mumbai and 245 km from Pune and 90 km from Solapur. Osmanabad also connected by train to Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Kolhapur 


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