Lepakshi temple

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Shri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Leepakshi, Andhra Pradesh

The hanging pillar of Lepakshi Temple (India)

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Hanging Pillar, the pillar that barely rests on ground and underneath which you can pass a sheet of paper. This pillar, suspended from the roof is a sign of ingenuity of the people who thought of it, engineered and built it. In the R"ranga mantapa" or 100 pillared dance hall in Veerabhadra Swamy Temple at Lepakshi, in Andhra Pradesh, near Andhra - Karnataka border, India

Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi. Every pillar in Lepakshi is a masterpiece. But this pillar which does not rest on the ground is a tribute to the engineering genius of ancient and medieval India's temple builders. This pillar is now a bit dislodged from its original position. It is said that during the British era, a British engineer tried to move it in an unsuccessful attempt to uncover the secret of its support.

Veerabhadra temple, Lepakshi