Deekshabhoomi
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Opened | July 1978 |
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Locations | Nagpur |
Maharashtra | |
India | |
Address | Central Nagpur |
Construction started | July 1978 |
Inaugurated | December 18, 2001 |
Architects | Sheo Dan Mal |
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ID | 3007972 |
About Deekshabhoomi
Deekshabhoomi is a sacred monument of Navayana Buddhism located where the architect of the Indian Constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, converted to Buddhism with approximately 600,000 followers on Ashok Vijaya Dashami on 14 October 1956. Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism is deeply significant for millions of people in India.
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