Ultimate Lepakshi |
| Hanging Pillar Image Source: http://musetheplace.com/ |
Lepakshi is a small town in Ananthpur district of Andhra
Pradesh state. It is 15 km east of Hindupur and about 120 km north of
Bangalore. Lepakshi is very important historically and archaeologically. There
are three shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Virabhadra. The most
interesting thing about Lepakshi is its hanging pillar. A pillar which is
attached with the ceiling but not to the floor. The pillar is at Veerabhadra
temple. It is famous as Aakaasa Sthambha (floating pillar), though it is
ahanging pillar and not a floating pillar. One can easily pass a cloth between
the underside of the pillar and the floor.
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| Lepakshi Nandi Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/ |
Another interesting thing about Lepakshi is its monumental
Nandi. The monolithic "Nandi"
sculpture which is said to be the biggest monolithic Nandi in India, is
synonymous with Lepakshi. It is 4.5 m high and 8.23m long.
The big granite bull is on the main road, about 200 meters
from the temple. It has been positioned such that it faces the shivalinga
shielded by a huge serpent inside the temple. Said to be the second largest
monolith in India, after Gomateswara, the Nandi sports a huge kaasu malai, a
bell chain, earrings and other jewellery.
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