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Mound at Zehanpora site
The overall evidence as a part of a larger Buddhist
supports that Zehanpora monastic environment and the
represents an early historic physical space point towards
settlement and provides three primary functional spaces
evidence about religious, (construction space, ritual space
domestic and ritualistic practices and residential space).
at that site. The presence of On typological and
what appears to be an apsidal architectural grounds, the site
chaitya and an adjacent stupa can broadly be dated to the early
and other architectural elements historic period likely between
substantially support and 1st and 5th Century CE. The
provide that Zehanpora function construction techniques and the

Excavation at Zehanpora site

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