The marble tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti in Fatehpur Sikri was built in 1572 by Emperor Akbar. It is the precursor to an age known as the 'Reign of...
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.
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