The pink and white stone available in Bastar called sudapaal is soft and easily carved. Large tool called basulas are used for cutting the stone....
Stone Carving of Gujarat
The rough stone is cut to suitable sizes and outlines of the preferred designs are marked with the help of red oxide mixed with water. Somnath and Dwarka temples are the two living examples. The carved stone brackets on the facades of old houses and temples in Gujarat are also the handiwork of the sompura community.