The team began investigating the early nature of the Mayadevi Temple in 2011.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN KATHMANDU

Excavations of the first two seasons in the Mayadevi Temple have already demonstrated that an important shrine existed before Asoka constructed a brick shrine.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN KATHMANDU

The conservation team led by Italian conservator Costantino Meucci together with a national team from the Department of Archaeology and the Lumbini Development Trust restored a section of the historical brick structure inside the Mayadevi Temple.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN KATHMANDU