 Original bull capital of Rampurva, one of the Pillars of Ashoka, now located in the Presidential Palace of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. 3rd century BCE. | |
  Shown within India  Rampurva capitals (Bihar) | |
| Location | West Champaran district, Bihar, India. |
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| Coordinates | 27°16′11.75″N 84°29′58.08″E / 27.2699306°N 84.4994667°E |
| Type | Settlement |
The Rampurva capitals are the capitals of a pair of Ashoka Pillars discovered in c. 1876 by A. C. L. Carlleyle.[1][2] The archaeological site is called Rampurva, and is located in the West Champaran district of the Indian state of Bihar, situated very close to the border with Nepal.[3] The lion capital is now in the Indian Museum in Kolkata, while the bull capital is located at the center of the porch of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Indian Presidential Palace.
- ^ "Rampurva". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Allen, Charles (2010). The Buddha and Dr. Führer: An Archaeological Scandal. Penguin Books India. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0143415749.
- ^ "Rampurva". Bihar Tourism. Retrieved 7 October 2014.