Some Lesser Known Architectural Wonders of India
The above picture is of the "Hanging Pillar" in Veerabhadra Temple at Lepakshi, Ananthpur in Andhra Pradesh, South India. To demonstrate that the pillar does not make contact with the floor, two persons are passing a towel from side to side.
Before geometry became part of school curriculum, Indians were masters of symmetry, as demonstrated by the above photograph of steps leading to a tank of water
The above is a stone figure, with a tiny stick passed through one ear to the other ear!
The above image displays highly polished granite pillars in a temple, dating back to the 9th century..
