Bharhut
The site of a stupa whose carved railings, the earliest Buddhist stories in stone, are now in Kolkata; the mound is what remains.
- Where
- Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.4469, 80.8450
Get the Bharhut stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bharhut. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bharhut
Bansagar Dam 53 km
A dam on the Sone in Madhya Pradesh, built for irrigation and for the power that comes with it.
Purwa Falls 57 km
A fall on the Tamsa near Semariya in Rewa district.
Kalinjar Fort 71 km
Sher Shah Suri died taking it.
Keoti Falls 74 km
A fall in Rewa district, counted the twenty fourth highest in India.
Chitrakoot 81 km
Where Rama spent eleven of fourteen years.
Bandhavgarh National Park 83 km
The highest density of tigers of any Indian park, around a two thousand year old fort on the central hill.
Pandav Falls 85 km
A fall into a pool with caves behind it, in Panna, said to have sheltered the Pandavas.
Bandhavgarh Fort 87 km
On a cliff two thousand years old inside the tiger reserve, with rock cut Vishnu figures on the way up.
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Questions
Where is Bharhut?
Bharhut is in Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bansagar Dam (53 km), Purwa Falls (57 km), Kalinjar Fort (71 km).
How do I get the Bharhut stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bharhut and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bharhut before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.