For more than 150 years, granite has shaped life in Barre. Generations of central Vermonters have quarried, cut and carved the stone.

KAPA‘A, Hawai‘i — It is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without power tools or electricity, and it’s nestled on one of the smaller islands in Hawai‘i surrounded by ...

KAPAA, Hawaii — It is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without power tools or electricity, and it’s nestled on one of the smaller islands in Hawaii surrounded by lush ...

Based on the book "Built from Stone: The Westerly Granite Story," CARVED FROM STONE: LEGACY OF A GRANITE TOWN shows Westerly granite as the "gold standard," with hundreds of blacksmiths, carvers, ...

KAPAA >> It is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without power tools or electricity, and it’s nestled on one of the smaller islands in Hawaii surrounded by lush gardens ...

The sun shines down on the golden spires of the Iraivan Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in this July file photo. The temple is made entirely of hand-carved granite, which the monks have been ...

KAPAA, Hawaii (AP) — Less than 1% of Hawaii’s 1.4 million residents are Hindus and on Kauai, the number of Hindus may not even exceed 50, according to some estimates. KAPAA, Hawaii (AP) — It is the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KAPAA, Hawaii (AP) — It is the only ...