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Dharmrajeshwar Temple

RockcutAsia

Top-down rock-cut monolithic temple in Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh, carved from a single rock outcrop in a manner directly comparable to Kailasa Temple at Ellora and the Lalibela churches in Ethiopia. Much less famous than either, but the technique connects three continents.

24.3000°, 75.4500°

Look Closer — this site carries open questions: stones heavier than the period's tools could lift; stones fitted without mortar, almost no gap; geometry beyond period explanation.
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