{"id":369709,"date":"2026-08-18T13:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=369709"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:29:30","slug":"vaishya-tekri-mound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/vaishya-tekri-mound\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaishya Tekri Mound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Madhya Pradesh has begun preparations for excavation and restoration of Vaishya Tekri after an almost 90-year gap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Vaishya Tekri Mound<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369756\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-369756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=392%2C222&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vaishya Tekri Mound\" width=\"392\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-IE-1.jpg?w=928&amp;ssl=1 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is a massive <strong>Mauryan-period Buddhist stupa mound<\/strong> in <strong>Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming:<\/strong> It is believed to be <strong>named after Devi, Ashoka\u2019s wife, <\/strong>who belonged to the <strong>Vaishya or merchant community.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical Association:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ashoka:<\/strong> The site is traditionally <strong>associated with Emperor Ashoka,<\/strong> who is <strong>believed to have built a stupa<\/strong> during his viceroyalty of Ujjain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buddhist links:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>References:<\/strong> The site has been <strong>associated with Kanakgiri Vihara<\/strong> mentioned in <strong>ancient Buddhist literature.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It has also been <strong>linked to a large stupa<\/strong> described<strong> by Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang<\/strong>, but <strong>neither connection is conclusive.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Large Size:<\/strong> The stupa was estimated to be <strong>about 350 feet in diameter<\/strong> and <strong>at least 100 feet high.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It was <strong>substantially larger than the Sanchi Stupa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unique Construction:<\/strong> Its <strong>core was made<\/strong> of <strong>compacted local blackish murum<\/strong>, while <strong>large bricks laid in mud mortar formed the outer facing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Engineering Design:<\/strong> <strong>Bowl-shaped masonry<\/strong> was used at the base to support the superstructure and resist the pressure of the material above it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surrounding Moat:<\/strong> A <strong>rectangular depression or moat surrounded the stupa<\/strong>, with evidence of a passage for worshippers on its western side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Earlier Excavation:<\/strong> The <strong>first excavation was conducted in 1938-39<\/strong> by the <strong>Archaeological Department of the erstwhile Gwalior State.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It established that the <strong>mound was not natural but the remains of a stupa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Madhya Pradesh has begun preparations for excavation and restoration of Vaishya Tekri after an almost 90-year gap. About Vaishya Tekri Mound Location: It is a massive Mauryan-period Buddhist stupa mound in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Naming: It is believed to be named after Devi, Ashoka\u2019s wife, who belonged to the Vaishya or merchant community. Historical&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/vaishya-tekri-mound\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Vaishya Tekri Mound<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,12039,11211],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-369709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}