1,300 year-old Buddhist stupa found in Odisha

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: March 03 2023

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The Archaeological Survey of India recently discovered a 1,300-year-old Buddhist stupa near Jagannath temple located in Puri.
The stupa was discovered during a mining operation. Khondalite stone is mined here.
It is a metamorphic rock and was used in the construction of the Puri Jagannath temple.
The discovered stupa is 4.5 metres tall.
It belongs to the 7th or 8th century.
Khondalite is a foliated metamorphic rock.
In India, it is also called Bezwada Gneiss and Kailasa Gneiss.
It was named after the Khond tribe of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh because well-formed examples of the rock were found in the inhabited hills of these regions of eastern India.

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1,300 year-old Buddhist stupa found in Odisha