Discovery of the place where the Ashokan pillar once stood marking the spot where the Buddha was born. "Khamba village."In his description of the Buddhas birthplace, Huen Tsang writes about a pillar which was once capped with a statue of a horse. He says vandals knocked it down. With the horse on top the pillar would have been like an umbrella. It would have been called "Chatri" like in Vaishali. But without a top it is simply a pole. So it will be called Khamba which means pole. This is Khamba village north to Paida village where the Buddha was born. Rajput kings were in a habit of destroying Ashokan pillars in the main pilgrimage spotsso it is natural that no pillar will be found there. But the village kept the name alive.. So "Khamba" village is certainly on a stupa next to the place where the Ashokan pillar once stood.

Heres the link to the youtube video of Khamba village

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EMYwSPEBVo&t=4s