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A fact from Giriyak Stupa appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 January 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that according to legend, Giriyak Stupa was constructed over the body of a dead goose?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 00:21, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Giriyak stupa in 2022, after completion of extensive restoration by the Archaeological Survey of India

... that according to legend, Giriyak stupa (pictured) was constructed over the body of a dead goose? Source: "...They accordingly built a stupa over the dead goose, which was interred in the base of the monument...." from: Cunningham, Alexander (1871). Four reports made during the years 1862-63-64-65. Vol. 1. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India: Archaeological Survey of India. p. 19.

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Embassy of the Philippines, Damascus

Created by DiverDave (talk). Self-nominated at 02:13, 14 December 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. My only comment is that it should probably read "... that according to legend, Giriyak stupa was constructed over the body of a dead goose?" instead. Ploni^💬 15:56, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you reviewing the article, and for pointing out my oversight! The stupa is real, but the dead goose part is an ancient legend that will likely never be corroborated by archaeological evidence. DiverDave (talk) 16:21, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]