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The Vizag Blue origin story
Quarry stories April 18, 2026 6 min read

The story behind Indian Aurora — pioneering a name on the global stone stage.

In 2000, Designer Rocks coined “Indian Aurora” as a competitive answer to Finnish Aurora granite. Twenty-six years on, it’s become a category of its own. Here’s how it happened.

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