Dhauli Shanti Stupa Orissa

Striking white peace pagoda & Buddhist shrine constructed atop Dhauli Hill in 1972.
One of Asoka's inscriptions in ancient Brahmi script still stands here beside this road at the foot of Dhauli hill. The bus drops you just before the stairs to go up. The dazzling white Peace Pagoda has been built by the Japan Buddha Sangha and Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha. It was inaugurated on 8th November 1972. The structure of the Stupa is in the shape of a dome. One can spot the Buddha footprints here. One can also spot the image of Ashoka keeping his sword before Lord Buddha. The construction of Shanti Stupa was assisted by Fuji Guruji and therefore the place became the place of devotion and worship.