This is also corroborated by some artistic realization on the nearby Sanchi stupa thought to belong to the period of the Sungas.
The ubiquitous red brick construction of the building has been compared to early architectural forms prevalent in Mohenjo-daro and the buddhist architecture in Sanchi and Nalanda.
Lutyens said the design evolved from that of the Pantheon in Rome, while it is also possible that it was modelled partly after the great Stupa at Sanchi.
James Prinsep in 1837, noted that most of them ended with the same two Brahmi characters.
His rule is recorded as far south as Sanchi, where several inscriptions in his name have been found, dated to the year 22 (The Sanchi inscription of "Vaskushana"-i.e. Vasishka Kushana) and year 28 (The Sanchi inscription of Vasaska-i.e. Vasishka) of a Kushan era (widely thought to be the second century of the Kanishka era).
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After many attempts - Sanchi finally says "I Love You Too" on the auspicious day of Diwali and the two fall deep in to the world of love.