▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁B CE ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁CE . ▁The ▁Ch and av aram ▁Buddh ist ▁site ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁rest ing ▁place ▁by ▁Buddh ist ▁mon ks ▁trav elling ▁from ▁K ashi ▁to ▁Kan chi . ▁Disc over ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁Sat av ah ana ▁dynast y . ▁Ay aka ▁pill ars ▁are ▁absent ▁from ▁the ▁site , ▁indicating ▁that ▁the ▁Hin ay ana ▁form ▁of ▁Buddh ism ▁was ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁Ch and av aram . ▁The ▁site ▁houses ▁a ▁double ▁ter rac ed ▁Mah a St up a ▁on ▁a ▁hill top ▁which ▁is ▁next ▁in ▁importance ▁only ▁to ▁San chi ▁St up a . ▁The ▁hill ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁Mah a St up a ▁is ▁located ▁is ▁called ▁Sing ar ak onda . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁structure ▁Con struct ed ▁during ▁the ▁Sat av ah ana ▁dynast y , ▁the ▁Ch and av aram ▁Buddh ist ▁site ▁houses ▁a ▁double ▁ter rac ed ▁Mah a St up a ▁built ▁on ▁an ▁elev ated ▁platform ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁hill top . ▁The ▁Mah a St up a ▁exhib its ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁stup as ▁built ▁under ▁the ▁Hin ay ana ▁form ▁of ▁Buddh ism . ▁The ▁main ▁d ome ▁( M aha St up a ) ▁is ▁ ▁in ▁circum ference ▁and ▁ ▁high . ▁It ▁has ▁car ved ▁pan els ▁that ▁port