Vacuum pillar touches strange land in Indian temple

Of the more than 70 pillars of ancient Lepakshi temple in India, there is a tree that does not touch the ground and humans can pass objects such as thin towels or sheets of paper.

Strange pillar hanging in Indian temple

The 16th-century temple, also known as Veerabhadra , is located in Lepakshi village, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is 15 km east of Hindupur and 120 km north of Bangalore.

Not only ancient, this temple is also famous for a strange technique. Among the 70 stone pillars, one was suspended from the temple ceiling. The legs of this pillar did not touch the ground so that people could put thin paper-like objects and sheets through.

The pillars are beautifully carved at Lepakshi temple.

Many people believe that this column was removed from the original position a bit when the British engineer tried to move it. However, his efforts were unsuccessful and not enough to open the secret veil of the pillar.

The temple was built by brothers Viranna and Virupanna . They were high officials in the Vijayanagara empire , during the reign of Achutaraya.

Lepakshi was built in the architectural style of Vijayanagara, with many elegant sculptures of gods, dancers, and musicians. In addition, the temple also has hundreds of paintings on the walls, columns and ceilings recounting legendary epics such as Mahabharata, Ramayana and Puranas.

Lepakshi has a ceiling mural about 7 meters long describing Veerabhadra, the fire god born by Shiva. This work is recognized as the largest wall painting in India. In front of Lepakshi temple is the Nandi bull of Shiva, carved from a large rock. Nandi is one of the world's largest sized stone carvings.

Try putting a red towel over the foot of the hanging column.

The village of Lepakshi has an important place in Ramayana - the legendary epic of the Indians. Legend of the bird Jatayu - an old friend of Dasharatha (King Rama's father, Ayodhya land) was wounded and fell by King Ravana in Lanka after a battle. The emperor captured Sita, the wife of King Rama. When Rama arrived, he saw the bird and said to him: "Le Pakshi" - meaning "revive bird" according to Telegu.