🪨 The Barabar Caves in Bihar, India — carved around 250-200 BC during the Mauryan era — feature granite walls with a remarkably smooth, polished finish. Raw granite transformed into flawlessly smooth surfaces in a remote location. A testament to ancient Indian stone-working skill! 🇮🇳
Pandavleni Caves in Bihar feature mirror-polished granite walls carved 2,200 years ago
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Key facts
- Caves located in Bihar state, India
- Built in 230 BC according to mainstream archaeology
- Granite walls polished to reflective mirror finish
- Chambers reflect light and distorted images with precision
- Raw granite transformed from jagged surface to smooth reflective finish
- Caves built in remote, desolate location with permanent shadow
- No sunlight directly enters the hidden chamber
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Sources
Barabar Cavesen.wikipedia.org
Most caves at Barabar consist of two chambers, carved entirely out of granite, with a highly polished internal surface, the "Mauryan polish" also found on ...
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