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'''Sendra Granite''' is a [[plutonic]] [[igneous rock]] population which is part of [[Delhi supergroup]] of [[meta-sedimentary rock]]s located along [[NH-8]] in [[Rajasthan]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsi.gov.in/webcenter/portal/OCBIS/page17/pageGEOTOURISM/page1818?_afrLoop=331470574862362&_adf.ctrl-state=17tx7jqsxh_1#!@@?_afrLoop=331470574862362&_adf.ctrl-state=17tx7jqsxh_5|title=GeoTourism Sendra|website=gsi.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.famindia.com/india/site_geological.htm|title=FamIndia : India Informative|last=Das|first=Shyamsundar|website=famindia.com|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> It has undergone years of sculpting by wind and air.<ref name=":0" /> It was declared as a [[Geoheritage Site]] by the [[Geological Survey of India]] in 1977.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.myind.net/Home/viewArticle/sendra-granite-a-geotourism-site-in-central-rajasthan#|title=Sendra Granite- A Geotourism Site in Central Rajasthan|work=MyIndMakers|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lotusarise.com/geography-optional-upsc/-|title=https://lotusarise.com/geography-optional-upsc/-|website=lotusarise.com|accessdate=2020-04-26}}</ref>

It is located at a Latitude of -26° 05´ 3.6" N and a Longitude of -74° 13´ 17.8" E and is at a height of 429.6 ± 5.7 m above sea level.

== Geography and access ==
Sendra Granite is located in the [[Pali district]] of Rajasthan in the north-west of India. The Sendra Granite consists of igneous batholiths covering approximately 11 km × 5 km.<ref name=":2"/> It is situated near Ajmer district boundary with the nearest town being Beawar at a distance of 15 km. It is surrounded by villages such as Sendra, Shergarh, Chitar, Amarpura, Lalpura, Chang and Khera Sagrotan. It has round the year access by train with the [[Jaipur – Ahmedabad broad gauge rail line]] passing along its center. It can be approached from Sendra station or Bar station which is 10 km from Sendra. Pindwara-Ajmer NH-25 also passes through this area. The granite outcrops can be seen on both sides of the rail and roadways.<ref name=":2"/>

It is surrounded by [[Jodhpur]] in the north-east at a distance of 135 km and [[Jaipur]] in the south-west at 195 km.<ref name=":2" />

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