Ancient Temple Carved From A Single Block Of Stone
Built 1,200 years ago, the Kailasa Temple of India is the largest monolithic architecture in the world located in the ground.
Ancient temple carved from a single block of stone
Kailasa Temple in India is carved from a single block of rock with handcrafted carving with hammer and chisel. Photo: EvoNews.
This is the 16th work in the complex of 34 temples and monasteries of Ellora caves, located in the cliffs in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India. Photo: BoredPanda
In the architectural style of Dravidian, the temple has square tops with meticulously carved details. The size of the temple courtyard is 82 x 46 m wide. In the courtyard, there is a central worship area dedicated to Shiva
According to many studies, the construction of the temple began in the 8th century by King Krishna I, of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. Photo: 123rf.
The shrine of Shiva in Hinduism, the supreme deity symbolizes rebirth and destruction. Photo: HotelKailas.
There is still a lot of controversy surrounding the time and time to build this magnificent project. There is an opinion that it only takes 18 years to build, another opinion asserts that it will take many generations to complete the temple. Photo: BoredPanda
Through studying the chisels in the stone wall, scientists believe that the tools used to create this masterpiece are chisels, hammers and sharp objects.
Photo: BoredPanda.Survey data has shown, workers need to remove 200,000 tons of stone to create this work in a vertical digging way from above. Photo: Pinterest.
Many archaeologists have hypothesized that the work will be completed in 20 years using the manual method. Photo: Twitter.
If so, the workers would have to work 12 hours a day continuously, having to process 60 tons of stone equivalent to 5 tons per hour. However, today's modern technology still cannot do this. Photo: Shodenno.
Kailasa is considered to be one of the outstanding Indian artworks. Photo: Clipgoo.
Plank engraved with the ancient Indian epic Ramayana in Kailasa. The epic content tells Prince Rama's struggle to save Sita's wife from the demon king Ravana. It is estimated that there are still about 32 million Sanskrit details here that have not been translated. Photo: BoredPanda.
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