Lauriya Nandangarh is a small town situated 28 km northwest of Bettiah. Wich the following statement is/are correct ?
1. It is a historical site located in West Champaran district of Bihar.
2. A large excavated Stupa belonging to the Ashokan period
3. The village draws its name from a pillar (laur) standing there and the stupa mound Nandangarh .
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Explanation:
Lauriya Nandangarh is a historical site located in West Champaran district of Bihar. Remains of Mauryan period have been found here.
On excavation, Nandangarh turned out to be stupendous Stupa with a polygonal or cruciform base; with its missing dome which must have been proportionately tall, the Stupa must have been one of the highest in India
This thirty-two-foot-tall column has an almost fifty-ton seated lion capital placed on its top, an engineering feat worth admiring.
The bull capital from Rampura is also another fine example of Mauryan sculpture.
The village draws its name from a pillar (laur) of Ashoka standing there and the stupa mound Nandangarh (variant Nanadgarh) about 2 km south-west of the pillar.