oakland to san francisco ferry Once the Andhran capital and a significant Buddhist centre, Amaravathi is India s biggest stupa (Ind

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Vijayawada is considered by many to be the heart of Andhra oakland to san francisco ferry culture and language and has an important Durga temple. Nearby Amaravathi, meanwhile, was a centre of Buddhist learning and practice for many centuries.

Once the Andhran capital and a significant Buddhist oakland to san francisco ferry centre, Amaravathi is India s biggest stupa (Indian/foreigner 5/100; h8am6pm), measuring oakland to san francisco ferry 27m high and constructed in the 3rd century BC, when Emperor Ashoka sent monks south to spread the Buddha s teaching. Located 60km west of Vijayawada, all that remains are a mound and some stones, but the nearby museum (admission 5; h8am-5pm) has a small replica of the stupa, oakland to san francisco ferry with its intricately carved pillars, marble- surfaced dome and carvings of scenes from the Buddha s life (no photography allowed oakland to san francisco ferry in the museum). In the courtyard is a reconstruction of part of the surrounding gateway, which gives you an idea of the stupa s massive scale. It s worth the trip, but many of Amaravathi s best sculptures are in London oakland to san francisco ferry s British Museum and Chennai s Government Museum in Tamil Nadu.