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
It is dedicated to Vithoba ji a form of Vishnu ji & his consort Rakhumai ji.
2. It was built by King Vishnuvardhana of Hoysala Empire between 1108–1152 CE.
All the bhakts are allowed to touch the feet of the murti of Vithoba ji.
10 things about Kailash Parvat which every hindu should know.
1. It is believed to be the abode of Mahadev where he resides with his family 🔱
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2. Kailash Parvat is located in western #Tibet At an elevation of 6,656 meters above sea level.
Kailash Parvat is considered the axis of the universe, the center of the world.
3. As you can see from Google Maps, the distance from Stonehenge in the #UK to Kailash is 6,666 km, which is also the distance from Kailash Range to North Pole.
The distance from Mt Kailash to the South Pole is 13,332 km, which is exactly twice the distance to the North Pole.
2. Shri Ram had been born to devi Kaushalya & King Dasharatha in Ayodhya, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kosala. His siblings included,Bharata, Lakshmana
& Shatrughna.
भये प्रकट कृपाला दीन दयाला कौसल्या हितकारी |
हरषित महतारी मुनि मन हारी अद्धुत रूप निहारी ||
3. Maha Rishi Vasishtha was his guru. Being the creator of the Universe he becomes the humble student of a Guru to learn the same knowledge he created and offered to the world.
गुरू ब्रह्मा गुरू विष्णु, गुरु देवो महेश्वरा गुरु साक्षात परब्रह्म, तस्मै श्री गुरुवे नमः