It is discovered that it was covered entirely in snow for almost 400 years & It was hit with unprecedented flash floods & landslide in 2013. But still its standing tall & shining.
A 80 tonne Kalasha carved out of a single granite rock is at the top of the mandir at a height of 216ft.
6. Sree Virupaksha Mandir
Hampi , Karnataka
The inverted shadow of the Gopuram which is 52 meter high, 9 storied structure is can be seen in a small room located in far north west corner of the mandir.
7. Sri Vidyashankara Mandir
Sringeri #Karnataka
The 12 pillars inside it has 12 zodiacal pillars & the sun beam illuminates only one pillar each month.
8. Modhera Surya Mandir
Mehsana dist. #Gujarat
The sun rays used to fall exactly on the deity inside the garbhgraha.
9. Airavatesvara Mandir
Darasuram #TamilNadu
An elephant or A bull ??
One of oldest Optical Illusion in the world.
10. The Baan Stambh
Shri Somnath Jyotirlinga
Veeraval #Gujarat
आसमुद्रांत दक्षिण ध्रुव पर्यंत अबाधित ज्योतिर्मार्ग.:
This is a straight unhindered line from here to the South Pole.
11. The Hanging Pillar of Veerabhadra Mandir, Lepakshi
AndhraPradesh
A 20 ft-tall, solid granite pillar defies gravity and hangs from the ceiling of this ancient Mandir.
12. Rani ka Vav,
Patan, #Gujarat
One of the largest and most ornate stepwells in the world.
13. Konark Sun Mandir, Konark #Odisha
Built in the form of a chariot with wheels forming the sun and moon dials to accurately predict time to the minute.
Chain made of single stone
without any joint or cut!!
Our ancestors were way ahead in times & technology. Wht we couldn't imagine today they had built & carved centuries ago 🙌
I have taken only 22 but there are countless marvels