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Nigali Sagar

कपिलवस्तु, Nepal

Nigali Sagar

Nigali Sagar (also called Nigliva, Nigali Sagar pillar, Nighihawa pillar, Nigliva pillar, or Araurakot pillar) is an archaeological site in Nepal containing the remains of a pillar of Ashoka. The site is located in Nigalihawa, about 20 kilometers northwest of Lumbini and 7 kilometers northeast of Ta

ulihawa. Another famous inscription discovered nearby in a similar context is the Lumbini pillar inscription.

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