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Lord Surya's Rays and the Mystery of Vidyashankar Temple 🌞🎪
Vidyashankar Temple (Karnataka) has12pillars,
On which solar symbols are made. Every morning when the sun rays enter the temple, they hit a special pillar indicating the current month of the year...surprise isn't it
Vidyashankar Temple (Karnataka) has12pillars,
On which solar symbols are made. Every morning when the sun rays enter the temple, they hit a special pillar indicating the current month of the year...surprise isn't it
But some people, being blind in the darkness of ignorance and being fooled by stupidity, make fun of #HinduCulture and for the information of those people, let me tell that this temple was built during Vijayanagara Empire and
Vijayanagara Empire was the most powerful of medieval India. There was a huge Hindu empire and the surprising thing is that the #MalechhaArmy never had the courage to confront this empire directly.
🚪😱HAUNTED GATES & DANCING CATS😼👻
It's been a while since I've done a #folklorethursday, so here's some local, rather less well-known tales.
Demizu was once home to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's lavish palace 'Jurakudai' (聚樂第), and the area has many strange wonders.
#Kyoto #京都
It's been a while since I've done a #folklorethursday, so here's some local, rather less well-known tales.
Demizu was once home to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's lavish palace 'Jurakudai' (聚樂第), and the area has many strange wonders.
#Kyoto #京都
Kannon-ji's 'Gate of 100 Lashings' (観音寺 百叩きの門) belonged originally to the prison at Fushimi Castle (伏見城). When the castle was dismantled the doorway was gifted to the temple🏯🚪🩸😰👋
The gate is just 1 of the '7 Wonders of Demizu' (出水の七不思議).
#Kyoto #京都 #出水
The gate is just 1 of the '7 Wonders of Demizu' (出水の七不思議).
#Kyoto #京都 #出水
Before prisoners were set free they underwent a final punishment at the prison gate...a warning to stay on the straight & narrow.
They were lashed 100 times with a piece of split bamboo across the back. It was agonizing, & sometimes deadly!
Image thanks🙇♂️-bakumatsuya.com
They were lashed 100 times with a piece of split bamboo across the back. It was agonizing, & sometimes deadly!
Image thanks🙇♂️-bakumatsuya.com
