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Kailasa Temple (Underground temple)-Largest Cantilevered Rock ceiling (mystery) in the World.Approx. 400,000 tons of rock had to be removed from site

HOW DID WORKERS,  THOUSANDS  OF YEARS AGO,USING ONLY HAMMERS, CHISELS AND PICKS MANAGE TO CARVE OUT THIS TEMPLE ? The kailasa temple is one of the largest Indian rock-cut ancient Hindu Temples located in  Ellora Caves,Maharashtra,India.Its affiliation is Hinduism. According to the  Archeological Survey Of India,it took 200 years and 10 generationsto complete the work of this temple.  The Temple is Megalith -curved out from a single rock.It is considered as one of the most remarkable Cave    temples in the World because of its size ,architecture and sculptural treatment . The Kailasa temple(cave 16) is one of the 34 cave temples and monasteries known collectively as Ellora caves.The archtecture of pallava and chalukya style. It could have been constructed  by the Vertical Excavation method. Carvers started at the top of the Rock and excavated Downwards. The Temple was planned and its construction started under the Rashtrakuta ki...

Veerabhadra Swami Temple,Lepakshi - A Unknown mystery of an hanging Pillar,a 3 feet long footprint on stone

This Veera  Bhadra Swami  Temple, well known for its  hanging pillar ,3 Feet footprint( believeed to be of Lord Hanuman) which is located at Lepakshi Village,Andhra  Pradesh, India . Actually  this temple has  around  70 pillars which are supporting the roof.However One corner Pillar in the Hall  Does not rest on the ground. In 1910 C.E.   A British  Engineer Tried to uncover the secret   of the  Hanging Pillar.But, he managed to make a corner of the  pillar Touch  the Ground. But this made  the ceiling to Misalign and distorted  the " FRESCO PAINTINGS". T his  temple is located at Ananthapur district of  Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The architectural  features of the temple  are in the Vijayanagara style  with profusion of carvings and Paintings  at almost  every exposed  surface  of the temple. It is One  of the ...

Isha Adiyogi Shiva Statue-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD " LARGEST BUST SCULPTURE"

"Adiyogi  Shiva  statue" has been  recognized as  " Largest  Bust  sculpture " in the world  by  the   Guinness  World  Records. Actually , Isha  is  a   foundation  which  is  recognized  as non profit  organization  which  offers    yoga  programs  around   the  world  which  took initiative in social  development, education, human empowerment  and   environment.It  was founded  and  guided  by " Jaggi Vasudev" simply called as    "sadhguru".  He is  an  indian Yogi, mystic  and author. This Adiyogi  shiva  statue  was designed  by  ISHA  foundation founder  " SADHGURU" and   built   by   isha foundation..  It   is  a 34 m. tall (" 112 ft ." ) excluding pli...