Place · dry-stone temple · India
Ghaghra Shiva temple
A tenth-century Shiva temple at Ghaghra built without mortar of any kind, the stones held by cutting and weight alone.
ShivaCraft & industry
- Date
- 10th century CE
- Periods
- Regional Flourishing
- Function
- Archaeology & heritage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 23.702, 81.935
Worth knowing
Dry-stone construction at this scale is a mason's argument rather than a shortcut: every course has to carry the one above it by fit, which is why the building is read as evidence of a skilled local tradition.
Sources
Commissioner, Surguja Division (division-surguja.cg.gov.in), tourist-destination pages, 2026; coordinates supplied by the editor
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