Novice Buddhists wait to enter a monastery for prayers at the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Photos show worshipers at Sarnath, an ancient Buddhist site in the northern Indian city of Varanasi where the Buddha delivered his first sermon. The location was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Saturday.
Visitors offer prayers outside a monastery in Sarnath, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)A devout Buddhist prays in the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Novice monks walk in a procession in Sarnath, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Buddhist monks pray inside a monastery in Sarnath, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)A Buddhist devout reads in front of Dhamek Stupa in the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Monks gather outside Dhamek Stupa in the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Novice Buddhist monks walk in a procession in Sarnath, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Devout Buddhists pray outside Dhamek Stupa in the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Buddhist monks circumambulate around Dhamek Stupa in the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)People visit the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Visitors take a selfie outside Dhamek Stupa in the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Novice monks walk in a procession in Sarnath, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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