Astronomy with Buddhist stupas of Sanchi: the link above shows the importance of this stupas used as a gnome type astronomical site like the site of Abu Simbul in Eqypt , twice in a year the light of the sun enters the inner chamber. Sanchi has a latitude of 23.48 and Abu Simbel is 22.3369 the Tropic of Cancer of the northern Hemisphere has a latitude of 23.4 degrees.
Note: The horses in the top or northern row two are looking east and two are looking west . Diz is the quarter or region pointed at , direction , cardinal point RV. AV. Four in number praci is the east , Daksina the south , pratici west and udici the north , sometimes a 5th Dhruva and 6th Urdhva AV.
The Siddha are semidivine being of great purity and perfection , said to inhabit the atmosphere between the earth and heaven withthe Munis in Bhuvar-loka.
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