The Andher Stupas are a group of three stupa located 19 km south-east of Sanchi, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Located high enough, they overlook the Bhojpur Stupas, beyond which are visible the stupas of Sanchi.
The stupas Stupa No.1 can be dated to about 150 BCE.Huu Phuoc's Buddhist Architecture The p.148 It is the largest of the three stupas, and it has the remains of a barrier of stone surrounding it (Vedika or "railing").Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher, Travel ... p.34
Stupas No.2 and No.3 revealed inscriptions in Brahmi with the same names as the monks whose relics were found in Sanchi Stupa No.2 and Sonari (Vachi and Moggaliputa for stupa No.2 and Haritiputa for stupa No.3.
Other stupas nearby There are altogether four groups of stupas surrounding Sanchi within a radius of about twenty kilometers: Bhojpur and Andher in the south-east, Sonari in the southwest, and Satdhara to the west.Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher, Travel ... p.31 Further south, about 100 km away, is Saru Maru.
References
External links Reliquary of Andher stupa No.2 (British Museum) Reliquary Vase of the Andher stupa No.2 (British Museum) Shrine of Andher Stupa No.3 (British Museum)