There are Thousands of Architecture in India which still amazes and startles us, how the Ancient Indians could make it. A major evolution from painting on walls and caves and from rock-cut cave temples to Monolithic rathas and finally culminated in Structural Temples.
- The ceiling looks psychedelic - Dilwara Jain temple, 16 Vidyadevis (Goddess Of Knowledge) carved in the ceiling.
2. Meenakshi SUndareswarar Marriage (Lord Shiva and Parvathi) along with Lord Vishnu - Just look at the minute details here, the ornaments, hands, fingers everything perfect.
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
3. Oh God - Jambulingeswarar Temple Tiruchirapalli built by Early Cholas around 1800 years ago. This is a 3D Carving, when we are mesmerised with 3D painting now Ancient Indians were ahead of us Take a Look at this, those leaves finishing details.
4. Sword piercing through the ears, look at the gap between the hand sword and ears of the Ancient Animal, this intricated carving is done 1000s of years ago, Chennakeshava Temple, Belur, Karnataka. This temple was built over a span of 103 years for 3 generations.
5. Long Hairlocks, perfectly Chiseled - Sri Bhuvaraha Temple, Tamil Nadu
6. My Favourite - the carvings above the Prabhavali, very minute ones which cannot be done just with hands, how could one carve the lower sculpture?
Jambukeswarar Temple - Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
7. Manicured Nails on Stone - Whoa, look at the cloth in the hands and the gap between, Perfection.
8. Masterpiece in Symmetry, ahem a Turbine Engine?
9. Blissful Smile, is it easy to bring that smile on hardest stone “Granite” 1000 years ago??
They did it, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
10. How does it shine even now? What kind of Technology did they use?
Rammapa temple, Warangal, Telangana
11. Lord Varaha 3rd incarnation of lord Vishnu rescuing mother earth from Hiranyaksha who took her deep into the ocean - Udayagiri Cave, Madhya Pradesh
12. Staunch Devotte of Lord Shiva, Guardian Of Kailasa Nandi Dev - Hoysaleshwara temple Halebidu, Karnataka
13. One head, 2 hands but 5 Bodies manifestation of Lord Krishna - What does it mean? Harihareshwar temple at Kundal in Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
14. Where the Tail?? Zoom and take a look, Badami Cave, Karnataka
15. But how did they climb and what did they use for support?
16. Ancient India Marvel - India the cradle of Engineers
17. Veerabhadra it is - Look at the skull finishing and the Paduka he is wearing and the serpents Tail.
18. STanding STrong for thousands of Years.
19. Rani Ki Vav - Wow looks like Vishwakarma Himself sculpted this Wonder
20. Any Idea what equipment was used to drill this?
21. Zoom in and check the hands, and those are not threads its a stone.
22. Everything is an Illusion, Don't stare it for more than 30 secs, I repeat Don't.
23. Budham Saranam Gacchami - Look at the Ceiling, Its a Stone not Clay
24. My observance, The Gap between his leg and the Stirrup
25. You need the patience to sculpt this. The sculptor had patience and the out comes this Masterpiece
26. Toe Rings.
27. Hari Om, He is In Paris
28. Wait!!! What?
29. Chakravyuha - He entered but couldn't come out
30. Where Suriya Meets Suirya, Modhera Sun Temple
31. Its Bhishma Pitamah on the Arrow Bed, Chennakeshava Temple.
32. Swastika - Maze
33. Mahishasuramardhini
34. Precious Ornament it is.
35. Mahabharatha Depiction - Bheema attacking Bhagadatta
36. I leave it to you!!
37. Dhwarapalakas
38. Stone Umbrella - What stone is this?
39. Ahem!!
40. Hari Om
These are my favourite Ancient Architectural Marvel if needed ill update more such Masterpieces. Well, there are lakhs of such architecture in just one temple. And if one has to write an answer about this there no space to fill.
Thank You!!
Jai Hind!!
Source: LOST TEMPLES
