There are 70 pillars in front of the main temple. 69 touching the ground while one was balanced in hanging position.
Must be at least 1500 to 2000 kg pillar.
This engineering was 481 years ago!
#VijayaNagara
#IncredibleIndia
Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata... narrated everywhere.
Just two hours drive north of Bengaluru. From Krishna Deva Raya's brother's era.
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One of the very few Vijayanagara era temples, that was unfinished. You can see from the backside.
5 centuries later, most of the painting still narrating the original Purana and other Hindu epics. #IncredibleIndia where the material used for painting lasted 5 centuries!
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