Satdhara is an archaeological site, consisting of

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s and viharas, located west of

Sanchi Sanchi Stupa is a Buddhist art, Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the States and territories of India, State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located, about 23 kilometers from Raisen ...

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. There are four groups of stupas surrounding

, within a radius of twenty kilometers: Bhojpur and Andher in the southeast,

Sonari Sonari (IPA: ˈsəʊnɑːrɪ / ) is a city and headquarters of the Sonari district (by Chief Minister Mr. Tarun Gogoi on 15 August 2015) in the Indian state of Assam. Tourist Destinations There are several unexplored destinations of touris ...

to the southwest, and Satdhara to the west.Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher, Travel ..
p.31
/ref> Further south, about 100 km away, is

Saru Maru Saru Maru is the archaeological site of an ancient monastic complex and Buddhist caves. The site is located near the village of Pangoraria, Budhani Tehsil, Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh, India.Gupta, The Origins of Indian Art, p.196 The site ...

. All these stupas were found by

Major Cunningham Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Sappers who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newly cr ...

, who took the relics found in the center of the stupas to England. He donated them to the

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and the

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Gallery

Sanchi and surrounding stupas.jpg, Sanchi and surrounding stupas. Sadthara stupas map.jpg, Map of the stupas in Satdhara. Satdhara stupas and relics.jpg, Great stupa, reliquary and inscriptions. 006 Main Stupa (33697143145).jpg, The Great Stupa. 013 Vihara Wall (32883831513).jpg, The Vihara. 010 Broken Stupa (32854294044).jpg, Another stupa. 016 More small Stupas (33567800241).jpg, Set of little stupas. File:Satdhara vedika pillars.jpg, Satdhara vedika pillars

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Photodharma images of Satdhara

Reliquary of Stupa No. 7 (British Museum)

Reliquary of Stupa No. 7 (British Museum)

Reliquary of Stupa No. 8 (British Museum)
{{Commons category, Satdhara Stupas in India