The Palitana temples of Jainism are located on Shatrunjaya hill by the city of Palitana in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. The city of the same name, known previously as Padliptapur, has been dubbed “City of Temples”. Along with Shikharji in the state of Jnarkhand, the two sites are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Jain community. As the temple-city was built to be an abode for the divine, no one is allowed to stay overnight, including the priests. Jains believe that a visit to this group of temples is essential as a once in a life time chance to achieve nirvana or salvation.

This site on Shatrunjaya hill is considered sacred by Jains and have hundreds of temples. There are approximately 863 marble-carved temples on the hills. The main temple is reached by stepping up 3500 steps.

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Pattabiramar Temple.

Gingee fort Pattabiramar temple located in Senji, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. This temple was constructed in 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 by
𝗩𝗶𝗷𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺. One of the hidden temple in Villupuram district.

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A bird's eye view on the majestic Angkor Wat Temple (Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia)

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Tandav Ganesha or dancing Ganesha on the exterior walls of Lakshmi Narasimha temple at Javagal in Karnataka.

The sculpting of Hoysala artisans is a treat for the eyes. They share their vision even after 800 years of their work being beaten by the elements.

Have you explored this hidden #HoysalaTempleGem as yet?

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Just imagine the advanced technology used by our ancestors to create such extraordinary ancient marvels. There is a completely spherical ball inside the mouth of the statue of Yali. The ball can freely move inside, it can be easily rotated but cannot be pulled out of the mouth.

Similar statues can be seen in many temples in Tamil Nadu and other southern part of India, often sculpted onto the pillars and entrance. It may be portrayed as part lion, part elephant and part horse, and in similar shapes.

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The Kailashanatha temple is the largest of the rock-cut Hindu temples at the Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. A megalith carved from a rock cliff face, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world because of its size, architecture and sculptural treatment, and "the climax of the rock-cut phase of Indian architecture".

The top of the superstructure over the sanctuary is 107 feet above the level of the court below, although the rock face slopes downwards from the rear of the temple to the front. Archaelogists believe it is made from a single rock.

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Ancient Shivling at Rudranath, Uttarakhand, India

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Sri Warada Hanumanji Darshan 🙏

- Warada, Rajasthan.

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Varaha in his Zoomorphic Form with Bhudevi.

From Aphsad_Nawada_district_Bihar, Dating back to the 7th century, and most likely from the reign of Adityasena of the "Later_Gupta_Period

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#Veera Narayana temple, #BELAVADI, #Chikkamagaluru district. #Hoysala. 13th CE. Photo credits #Thiru Srinivasachar Gopal.

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The hills of #Anegondi stand evidence for the ruins of one those temples of #HAMPI. #Vijayanagar. 16th CE. Photo credits #Thiru Srinivasachar Gopal.

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🕉 What a Marvellous Sculpture showing Gajendra Moksha - Bhagwan Vishnu with compassion consoling the Elephant after he saved it from the Crocodile 🙏
Sri Vaikuntanathar Perumal Temple, Thoothukudi, #Tamilnadu 🚩
#IncredibleIndia

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Garuda Statue, Chennakeshava Temple, Belur, Karnataka

The Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur also called Velapura, an early Hoysala Empire capital. The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish. It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history. It is 35 km from Hassan city and about 200 km from Bengaluru.

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