The art of sculpturing in stone has been passed down over centuries from generation to generation in Hoysala, a smalI town in Karnataka. The...
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.