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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - II
Sculptures carved by wind, snow and differential erosion
Sculpture north of DKN
Shale
Conglomerate
Glaciated valley
Fig.3:
Sculpture carved by snow and wind erosion
Glaciated valley southeast of Kailash Mountain with
differential erosion of conglomerate and shale
Dharma King Norsang
Fig.4a: Glacial striations in the vicinity of Nandi In addition to this, when a glacier moves on the rocky bottom, it produces smooth rock surface with scratches and grooves parallel to the direction of glacier movement. These features are called the glacier striations. We could also find them on sand stone basement at heights 5300
Geological investigation of rock sculptures...
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