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Meenakshi Temple: A True Spiritual Marvel

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The Meenakshi Temple beauty of  Tamil Nadu spreads over 14 acre with full of art, architecture, and history. This temple doesn't need any kind of introduction because it  has its own significance. We have seen this temple many times in our life without going there, yes you are correct we have seen this temple in the south movies. If you get the chance to visit this pilgrimage site, please visit there any see the beauty of art and architecture and stories which is beautifully carved out on the wall of the temple. The temple displays  splendid architecture having 14 towers, each tower displays thousand of stories and sculpture. There are an estimated 33000 sculpture and a massive Nataraja Sculpture which is enclosed in huge silver altar. The hall of Meenakshi temple temple contains 985 uniquely carved pillars and each pillars stunningly produce different melodious sound when struck.   It is located on the south bank of Vaigai river.  The temple is at the cent...

Brihadeshwar Temple: The Granite temple

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In modern day there is lots of amazing architecture in the world  which was built with the help of technologies, but with the time they all are getting damaged and loosing their original shape and beauty and In India, their is finest example of NEEV less thousands of year old architecture Brihadeshwar Temple which is still in their original shape and beauty located in Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu and one of the UNESCO world Heritage site. This Temple was built by Raja raj chola-I, and dedicated to lord SHIVA. It is Dravidian style architecture This 216 feet temple made up of 1,30,000 tons of Granite and the architecture was based on Interlocking or puzzle technique in which they didn't use any kind of material to join the stones together. In modern days if some one gives you task to put the 80 tons of material on the top of  building what will you do ? and How will you do ?. Without taking one minute you will use the technologies and complete your task, but wait, 1000 yea...

Konark: The Sun Temple

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 Konark temple is one of the best scientific architecture of India. It is located in Puri (Orrisa) dedicated to lord Surya. KON +ARK (KON=Angle or edge , Ark= Sun). It was added as UNESCO world heritage site in 1984. It is also known as Kala pagoda due to is dark color.  It is 750 years old construction build by king of Ganga dynasty Raja Narshimadev -I  in 1250 CE. The structure of this temple is like Rath consist of 12 pairs of tire. Total 1200 craftsmen were continuously working for 12 years but they couldn't complete the construction of temple, then the  Dhrupad,  son of chief craftsmen complete the construction of temple. After the completion of the construction, Dhrupad commits suicide by jumping into Chandrabhaga river One of the scientific thing about it is tire shows time according to sun direction that's why its tier also known as  Dhupghadi. The image of of this tire printed on the back side Indian ten rupee note.  There is a Statues on th...

Kailash Temple : The mysterious Architecture

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 Kailash Temple is the adorable Architecture located at Ellora caves (Aurangabad)  built by Rashtrakuta King Krishan1 in 756-773 CE. It took 18 years to build. It built in top down approach which is the mysterious thing about the Kailash temple. It built using multiple distinct architectural and sculpture style. Interestingly, modern age engineers find it impossible to finish the sa me temple using modern technology in 18 years.  The most important sculpture of the temple, which depict the Ravana shaking the kailash mountain and this sculpture was curved around  3-4 decades after the completion of main shrine. Mythological fact According to the legends, the rashtrakuta king was sufferings from severe disease and his queen prayed from god shiva to cure her husband and take a vows to build a temple if her wish was granted, and she promised to do fasting until she could see the Shikhar of the temple. After, the cured of king she requested him to construct the temple. Th...