Can you crack the mystery of the Great Wall of India?

Take a walk along the unnamed MP wall that makes historians scratch their heads. (Pratik Chorge/HT)

Updated on: Jan 16, 2017 10:11 AM IST

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Take a walk along the unnamed MP wall that makes historians scratch their heads. (Pratik Chorge/HT)

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Built from sandstone, stretching for 80km in the heart of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, stands this long-abandoned wall that’s been puzzling historians. Who could have possibly built it? (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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It passes through lush wheat fields, dense teak forests, villages and Vindhya valleys, sometimes towering, sometimes just as a trail of rubble. What was it keeping it or out? (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Discovered along the wall is a square pond with sandstone banks and ancient stone temples, whose styles go back 1,000 years. But who were the builders? (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Remnants of temples - statues, lintels and gorgeous pillars like this one - have been discovered. They’re just strewn along the forest leaves. (Rachel Lopez/HT Photo)

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And someone’s tried to destroy them too. Several statues are missing heads and limbs. Some have been stolen too. Who’d do such a thing? (Rachel Lopez/HT Photo)

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Through rain and sun, the wall stands still. Holding on to its secrets until we finally unlock the mystery. Got any clues? (Rachel Lopez/HT Photo)