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Sacred ancient gems linked to the Buddha’s remains went on display at an exhibit in New Delhi on Saturday, almost 130 years since they were taken abroad during British colonial rule.
The Piprahwa gems, named after the town in what is now the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, were removed by British colonial engineer William Claxton Peppe during excavations of a nearby religious site in 1898.
The collection of more than 300 carved gems is believed to be more than 2,000 years old and was found with the bodily relics of the Buddha in northern India, near the border with Nepal.
