The name Asandh is rooted in the ancient Asandhivat. The name Asandhivat (Asandh) has been mentioned in the ancient Indian scriptures – Brahmanas, Sutras, Ashtadhyayi, Mahabharata etc. suggesting that in ancient past, it must have been an important town. It has a huge mound being constantly encroached upon by modern town. It has yielded Painted Grey Ware, ancient and historic pottery, Kushana coins and bricks, Yaudheya coins and medieval relics.

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Excavation at the ancient mound at Sanghol locally known as ‘Ucha Pind’ has given a sequence of six periods from late Harappan times to Gupta period. During the Kushana period it was a prosperous Buddhist centre. Presently there are two Buddhist site at Sanghol.

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This mound at Chaitru is known as Bhim Tila. It slopes down from north-west to south-east and is about 200 feet long, 100 feet wide and 40 feet high. It stands on the east bank of the Manjhi stream and was lately intersected by the road to Dharamsala. During excavation at this site a huge Buddhist stupa with idol Buddha and a Buddha head were recovered. Presently these monuments are kept at Lahore museum. Inscription was also recovered from the site. Presently the site has been transform into a park.

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The site mound of Govindnagar is in fact in continuation of the mounds of Katra, Mahavidya from eastern side and Chaurasi from the northern side. The Delhi- Bombay Railway track has played a huge role in separating the long series of these mounds. Pre-Mauryan, Mauryan and Śunga remains underlie the Kushana and Gupta deposits at the site of Govindnagar. These areas form the largest series of Buddhist sites in the Braj region starting from around Katra and continuing up to Chaubara and Girdharpur. An inscription from Govindnagar mentions the name of a monastery as Vīradatta Vihāra.

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Saru-Maru-ki-Kothadi contains two Ashokan inscriptions: one of them is a Minor Rock Edict. Dozens of  stupas with their diameters ranging from 2 to 16 meters have been noticed.  Water troughs within rubble enclosures have been located. On the ground level, in front of the site is the maha-stupa, about 76 meter in diameter and also a Pradakshina-patha. A trial trench in the centre of the stupa revealed its filling.

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Langudi hill was a prominent Buddhist seat of learning that flourished until the 11th century in India. This Buddhist archaeological site embellished with series of rock-cut Buddhist stupas and several early medieval Buddhist monuments and shrines. At Langudi hills the ruins of a brick stupa and a large monastery still exist. All in all, the Buddhist remains on the hill indicate that Langudi was a significant centre of the Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana sects of Buddhism.

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Motihari is reported to have the tallest and the largest Buddhist Stupa in the world, following its discovery in 1998 through excavation by the Archaeological Survey of India. The stupa is six floored structure. There are several niches provided in the stupa which were made to keep the idols of Buddha.  At present the stupa touches a height of 104 feet which might have been reduced due to the natural calamities from its original height.

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The excavations brought to light a Mahastupa, chaityagrihas, votive stupas, pillared congregation halls, viharas, platforms with staircases at various levels, sculptural panels with Brahmi label inscriptions of the Satavahana and Ikshvaku times, apart from the early historic culture milieu datable to the period between the 1st Century B.C. to 3rd Century A.D

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