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  • Jan 24, 2024
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AYODHYA TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION: A SANDSTONE MARVEL

About Temple’s Construction Techniques:

  • No iron or steel; entirely constructed with Bansi Paharpur sandstones.
  • Traditional Nagara style; three floors, 392 pillars, 44 gates; 20 feet high.
  • Overcame unsuitable ground with an “artificial foundation.”
  • Rectangular percota periphery, spanning 732 meters.
  • Revitalized an ancient Shiva temple on Kuber Tila.
  • 70% complex dedicated to green area; preserves nearly 600 trees.
Source: Science Notes

Note: Sandstone is a type of Sedimentary rock.

About Sedimentary Rocks

·    Term ‘sedimentary’ from Latin sedimentum, meaning settling.

·    Earth’s surface rocks broken by denudational agents into fragments.

·    Fragments are transported, deposited, and undergo lithification to form rocks.

·    Lithification preserves characteristics in many sedimentary rock layers.

·    Varied layers in rocks like sandstone, shale, maintain their features.

Classification of Sedimentary Rocks:

·    Mechanically Formed: Sandstone, conglomerate, limestone, shale, loess.

·    Organically Formed: Geyserite, chalk, limestone, coal.

·    Chemically Formed: Chert, limestone, halite, potash.

Key Term

Lithification :

Lithification is the process by which loose sediment transforms into solid rock through compaction and cementation. This geological process involves the physical and chemical alteration of sedimentary particles.