Lauriya Araraj, also Lauriya Areraj, is a location name in the
East Champaran
East Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India.The district headquarters are located at Motihari. Prior to 1st Dec 1977, there was a single district called "Champaran". On 1st Dec 1977, the district was divided into 2 ...
District of the State of
Bihar in
India.
It is known for the presence of one of the
Pillars of Ashoka. The pillar
capital
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is missing, but the pillar bear six
Edicts of Ashoka.
[Buddhist Architecture, Huu Phuoc Le
Grafikol, 201]
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Despite the similarity of the names, it is located at a distance of 55 km to the southeast of the other Ashoka pillar at Lauriya Nandangarh
Lauria Nandangarh, also Lauriya Navandgarh, is a city or town about 14 km from Narkatiaganj (or Shikarpur) and 28 km from Bettiah in West Champaran district of Bihar state in northern India. It is situated near the banks of the Burhi ...
.
File:Ashoka pillar lauriya-araraj1.png, An inscription of Ashoka on the pillar.
File:Ashoka pillar lauriya-araraj2.png, Rest of the inscription by Ashoka.
File:Ashoka_Lauriya_Areraj_inscription.jpg, Ashoka Major Pillar Edicts on the pillar.
File:ARERAJ INSCRIPTIONS.jpg, Various inscriptions on the pillar.
References
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Monumental columns in India
Indian inscriptions
History of Bihar
Edicts of Ashoka
Archaeological sites in Bihar