Lakshi Narayan Tilted Head (IMAGE)

Seismological Society of America

Lakshi Narayan Tilted Head

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Outside the Lakshi Narayan temple, in Chamba, India, a stone pillar with human face carving is tilted. The tilting is likely the result of the 1555 Kashmir earthquake.

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Mayank Joshi

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