Archaeological Survey of India - Government office in Varanasi, Khajuhi - Varanasi, India

You will clearly feel the peace of nature here. It seems preachings of buddha is gently passing through your year. I always get lots of inspiration from here..

It is located about 7-8 kms from Varanasi junction where you may find direct autowalas and e-riskshaws or may book ola/uber as per your comfort. Ticket charge of this site is 5 rs only which can be bought both online and offline but better to buy the tickets for both this place and the Museum which in total is 25 rs. Outside the place you will see lots of street vendors selling things ready to negotiate so do bargain before shopping. Well it has a great significance for every buddhist as this is the place where Buddh delivered his first sermon after attaining the 'nirvana'. You may find lots of monks praying and chanting facing the "Stupa". Get yourself educated about this place first before coming here to feel the significance of this site or better to take a guide. Altogether it is a good experience here.

Well maintained museum with original four lion pillar the official seal of government of india. Lawn is very good, centrally air conditioned. Friday is a holiday, Many 5-12 century statues are present. A must visit site in varanasi

The palace is really interesting and centre of attraction in Sarnath. The place is very large and it will take 1-2 hr to have a look of all excavated remains.

Sarnath is one amongst the four most sacred places for the Buddhist where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon after attaining enlightenment. The event is known as Dharma Chakra Pravartana or setting the 'Wheel of Law' in motion.The archaeological significance of the place was first brought to the notice of modern world by Mr. J. Duncan in 1798 who gave an account of the casket of green marble inside a stone box exposed by the workmen of Jagat Singh, the Dewan of King Chet Singh of Benaras while dismantling the Dharmarajika stupa to exploit building materials. Excavations carried out by Archaeological Survey of India on large scale from time to time has revealed a number of monasteries, stupas, temples, inscriptions, sculptures and other antiquities ranging in date from 3rd century B.C. to 12th century A.D. The most imposing structure at Sarnath is the Dhamekh stupa, a solid cylindrical tower about 28.5 mts in diameter at base and raising to a height of about 33.5 mts. It is veneered with sand stone upto the height of 11.20 mts and provided with niches in eight directions which must have once held images. Below the niches runs a broad course of beautifully carved elaborate ornamentation which represents high skill of workmanship on stone during Gupta period. Dharmrajika stupa, Mulagandhakuti shrine, Dharma chakra jina vihara and apsidal chapel are some other significant structures in addition to a number of monasteries, shrines and votive stupas. A little west of the Mulangadha kuti are kept the fragments of 15.25 mts high Asokan pillar bearing his edict and two later inscriptions.

It's useful when we search for survey.

Sarnath excellent archaeological site. Well maintained. Great museums. Saree shopping nearby.

I had really hard time to enter this place because of online very very very complicate online payment made by this authority. Be realistic and i have phone and had soo hard time how people are facing this who doesn't have education. This really need to chage Be human and relevant for all.