I'm studying the Ramagrama Stupa today. Located in Nepal it is said to contain relics of the Buddha. It is 83 km north northwest of Kusinagara, where the Buddha died.
Supposedly this is the only stupa that hasn't been excavated by Ashoka. Ashoka dug up a bunch of them to spread them even further and create more, but this one the legend says was left alone. This was 300 years later, but prior to that 8 stupas were created. Three of them are presently lost, their whereabouts unknown or disputed.
In the 5th century Faxian visited them the 8 stupas, and in the 7th century Xuanzang visited them (source).
The stupa has been subjected to floods and has been rebuilt.
A controversial politician/bureaucrat has developed a plan but it's unclear if he has the power to bring it about.
Links:
Video on YouTube.
Video with Nepali narrator on YouTube
An architect's vision to develop.
Academic articles
Shrestha, SS (1999). "Ramagrama excavation" (PDF). Ancient Nepal: Journal of the Department of Archaeology. 142: 1–12. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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