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KAILASA TEMPLE
It is believed that when discovered it was completely covered with white plaster and looked like Kailasha mountain, that's why it was given the name 'Kailasa temple' and dedicated to lord Shiva.
The temple is a megalith, entirely carved out of a single rock.
It is believed that when discovered it was completely covered with white plaster and looked like Kailasha mountain, that's why it was given the name 'Kailasa temple' and dedicated to lord Shiva.
The temple is a megalith, entirely carved out of a single rock.
It was not made by adding stone blocks.
This is the only temple in the world where the carvers started from the top of the rock and excavated downwards.
All other rock constructions of rest of the world are made by cutting the rock or mountain from the front and carving it as
This is the only temple in the world where the carvers started from the top of the rock and excavated downwards.
All other rock constructions of rest of the world are made by cutting the rock or mountain from the front and carving it as
they go along.
This is a common technique for constructing any structure from a rock or mountain. It is called 'Cut-in' technique while Kailasha temple is the only temple built by using exact opposite technique called 'Cut-out'.
This is a common technique for constructing any structure from a rock or mountain. It is called 'Cut-in' technique while Kailasha temple is the only temple built by using exact opposite technique called 'Cut-out'.
Actual date of construction of temple is not known. The rock is known to be around 6000 years old, but when was it carved into a temple is still an unanswered question.
Historians confirm that it was constructed in less than 18 years.
Historians confirm that it was constructed in less than 18 years.
This means, back in those days, 4,00,000 tonnes of heavy rock was scooped out by using ordinary equipment like hammer and cutters, and the temple was ready with beautiful and intricate carvings just in 18 years!
It has largest cantilevered rock ceiling in the world.
It has largest cantilevered rock ceiling in the world.
