Top 10 Ancient Mysterious Temple in india

           

            Kailasa Temple(Maharashtra)

                
Over a millennium ago ,an extraordinary temple was carved out of a single rock ! Histories,archeologists,architects and tourists alike will forever shake their heads in amazement as they behold the 600-1000 CE Kailasa Temple(Maharashtra) , the world's largest monolithic structure 

     Even the understanding that it was vertically carved and took over 700 monks more than 150 year to accomplish, cannot take away from the mystique and enigma of this other worldly enchanter!

    

        Veerbhadra  Temple(AndhraPradesh)

       

The functional purpose of a pillar is to support a structure. How then does one explain the hanging pillar of the 16 th century  Veerbhadra Temple in Lepakshi ,Andra pradesh ?How the ceiling manages to bear its enormous weight in inexplicable .And yet ,pilgrims can be routinely seen sliding a piece of cloth underneath this astonishing feat of architectural genius 

     In fact such is the awe inspiring allure of this bottomless pillar that visitors cannot be blamed from the intricate carvings and paintings of the temples massive 100 pillared dance hall 

       Bara  Imambara(Uttarpradesh)

 Of all the man made mazes in the world here is one that seems to be right out of a fairytale! The 18 th century, Roman Byzantine style Bara Imambara has believe it or not an intriguing labyrinth with 1024 way's to the terrace but only to get down ! And as if that weren't enough of a mystery its 50 metre long ,15 metre high central arched hall stands without any pillars or beam

     Vitthala Temple (karnataka)

This 16 th century Vitthala  Temple stands proud ,with its iconic stone chariot,amid the ruins of Hampi,UNESCO heritage site. There's a very fine line between fantasy and reality at this ancient temple ,with its musical pillars. Tap the 56 stone pillars of its Raga Mandapa and astonishingly ,what you get is the musical notes of 81 traditional indian musical instruments!

         Rani Ki Vav(Gujarat)

  India's architectural legacy is rich with intricately carved stepwells that demonstrate, beyond doubt ,the Indian craftsman's mastery over the creation of functional master pieces. But a stepwell that is crafted like a multi storied inverted temple ? Centuries before humanity had access to CAD/CAM supported design feasibility

Studies ,how could someone conceive of this mind boggling architectural feat!

  

     Mahabalipuram Shore Temple (Tamil Nadu)

The intricacy of rock carving assumes mystical proportions, at the Mahabalipuram shore Temple. How could anyone have even conceived of carving over hundred thousand verses of the Mahabharata on solid stone? The sheer artistry,precision and eye for detail on display here is simply ast

          Taj Mahal  (Agra  U.P)

          

   The taj Mahal represents the finest and most sophisticated example of mugal architecture its origin lies in the moving circumstances of its commission and culture of history of an islamic Mughal Empire's ruler of large parts of India. The foundation represents the biggest technical challenge to be overcome by the Mughal builder in order to support the considerable load resulting from mausoleum the sand of the river bank to be established 

       

       Kanchipuram Temple (Tamil Nadu)

  

Kanchipuram is one of the oldest cities in south india and known  as the city of 1000 Temples and also for its ancient  Hindu  Temple  and silk sares  .Its is located 72 km(45miles) south west of Chennai on the bank of the Vegavathi River 

      Brihadeeswarar Temple (Tamil  Nadu)

  The original monument of the 11th century  temple were built around a moat .The temple was damaged in its history and some artworld is now missing. The Temple complex integrates a large pillared and covered veranda in irs spacious courtyard with perimeter of about 450 m(1480ft) for circum bulation.