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Sarnath - Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage
August 10 , 2025
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- India has submitted this year a dossier titled 'Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath' to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre for the 2025-26 nomination cycle.
- As per the Operational Guidelines, 2024, only one property can be submitted for the inscription process in any given cycle.
- Sarnath has been on UNESCO's “tentative list” since 1998.
- Sarnath is located near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
- It is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site where Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon (Dhammachakkara parivattana) after enlightenment.
- It is also known by names such as Rishipatana, Mrigadava, and Mrigadaya.
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