The temple I am going cite is the greatest architectural feat in Human History at par with Pyramids in Egypt, if not more.
This temple is 1400 to 1500 years old built by Rashtrakuta Kings.
- The temple is cut out of a single igneous rock weighing about 400,000 tons. Not a surprise it is the largest monolith temple on the planet.
- The top of the superstructure over the sanctuary is 32.6 metres (Equivalent to a 9 stories building) above the level of the court below.
- Imagine carving a massive rock to create this. It is to remind you that this volume is created by removing stone manually.
- The carvings inside it are intricate to blow your mind.
- The story of Ramayan is engraved in the wall.
- And so is the story of Mahabharata
The details on Pillars is mind blowing.
The shrine has windows, inner and outer rooms, gathering halls, and a massive stone lingam at its heart – is carved with niches, plasters, windows as well as images of deities. The court yard is 82 X 46 M.
As most of you have already figure out that this temple with outlandish architecture is none other than the KAILASA TEMPLE, ELLORA.
The greatest thing about this temple is that Lakhs of Kgs of rock that must have been excavated is nowhere to be found. Where did it all go?
For me it is not only the greatest temple but the greatest building ever constructed by humans on this planet at par with Pyramids of Giza.
Islamic radical like Aurangzeb sent an Army to destroy this temple. Fortunately for us he couldn’t do it for some reason[1]. Coincidentally the Sphinx of Ghiza was desecrated by a Sufi Muslim radical Muhammad Sa'im al-Dah
