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cation is the walls of the town of Chanda, h\ miles in circuit. They 

 have been extensively employed at the different collieries, and were found 

 to answer extremely well. They present special facility for dressing, 

 being soft when first quarried. At least the sandstones of the lower 

 portion of the series possess this character. They harden on exposure. 



Excellent building stone may be obtained from the Bhatara hill. 



Grindstones of great repute are procured from the same locality. 



The compact pink-coloured argillaceous sandstones of Isapiir furnish 

 a splended material for illustrating the fine tracery work that Indian 

 skilled artists are capable of carving. 



At Lalpet near Chanda there are some massive monoliths of gods 

 and demons ; but the religious tendency of the past expressed itself 

 more specially by hewing out temples in solid rock. Many of these 

 cave temples are within the limits of the field, at Bhandak, WiDJhasan, 

 Deolwara, Ghugus, Chikli and Sasti. 



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