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#VeerabhadraSwamyTemple is located in Lepakshi ,Andhra Pradesh It is dedicated to God Shiva & was built in 16th century. There is a very large Nandi (bull), about 200 metres away from temple, carved from a single block of stone, one of the largest of its type in the world.
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#VeerabhadraSwamyTemple has been built on a low altitude hillock of a large exposure of granite rock, which is in shape of a tortoise & hence known as Kurma Saila. It was built in 1530 AD by Virupanna Nayaka & Viranna, both brothers who were Governors under Vijayanagar Empire 2/2
📷1: Carvings of God Brahma and God Vishnu on pillars in the manadapa.
📷2: Paintings in the ceiling of the Mukha mandapa {assembly hall}
📷3: Front Side View of #VeerabhadraSwamyTemple, Lepakshi.
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📷2: Paintings in the ceiling of the Mukha mandapa {assembly hall}
📷3: Front Side View of #VeerabhadraSwamyTemple, Lepakshi.
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