#35 🛕🚩Veerabhadra Temple Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh.🛕🚩
The temple is dedicated to the Virabhadra, a fierce form of the god Shiva.The temple is of the Vijayanagara architectural style. According to Skanda Purana, the temple is one of the Divyakshetras, an important pilgrimage site of Lord Shiva.
The temple was built in 1530 AD by Virupanna Nayaka and Viranna, both brothers who were Governors under the Vijayanagar Empire during the reign of King Achyuta Deva Raya.
The Shiva linga here adorned with three-coiled and seven-hooded naga prabhavali. The naga prabhavali forms a sheltering canopy over the Shiva linga made of black granite. This beautiful monolithic sculpture is 15 feet tall, the biggest in India. The entire structure stands on a raised platform making you feel tiny in front of it.
There is a very large Nandi, mount of Shiva, about 200 metres (660 ft) away from the temple which is carved from a single block of stone, which is said to be one of the largest of its type in the world.
The apparently "hanging pillar" is yet another attraction in the temple. There is a gap between the base of the pillar and ground through which cloth and paper can be passed.
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The temple is dedicated to the Virabhadra, a fierce form of the god Shiva.The temple is of the Vijayanagara architectural style. According to Skanda Purana, the temple is one of the Divyakshetras, an important pilgrimage site of Lord Shiva.
The temple was built in 1530 AD by Virupanna Nayaka and Viranna, both brothers who were Governors under the Vijayanagar Empire during the reign of King Achyuta Deva Raya.
The Shiva linga here adorned with three-coiled and seven-hooded naga prabhavali. The naga prabhavali forms a sheltering canopy over the Shiva linga made of black granite. This beautiful monolithic sculpture is 15 feet tall, the biggest in India. The entire structure stands on a raised platform making you feel tiny in front of it.
There is a very large Nandi, mount of Shiva, about 200 metres (660 ft) away from the temple which is carved from a single block of stone, which is said to be one of the largest of its type in the world.
The apparently "hanging pillar" is yet another attraction in the temple. There is a gap between the base of the pillar and ground through which cloth and paper can be passed.
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