Built about five centuries ago, the temple and shrines in Lepakshi, a town in Andhra Pradesh, not very far from Bengaluru, are known for several architectural aspects. Presenting a few of them in pictures.
The ceilings of the interiors of the temple, the mukha mantapa and the arda mantapa, are adorned by several frescoes. The one in the antechamber is Asia's largest, measuring 23 by 13 feet. Photographed the frescoes in the outer hall.
Ubiquitously present are the carved stone pillars to satiate one's appetite for visual art.
The temple complex is vast, as can be gauged from the above pictures. There is a lot of open space too.
Outside the complex 200m away guards the monolith of Nandi, said to be Asia's largest.
Finally, a few more random pictures of stone carvings. I'm not including the picture of the hanging pillar (you read it right) here as a photo may not be able to do justice to its architectural aspect.
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| on a pillar |
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| on the ceiling |
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| on the steps |
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