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Lepakshi

Lepakshi is a small village, which lies 15-km east of Hindupur in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh. It is the most important place in the district from the historical and archaeological point of view. A trip to Lepakshi is revitalising for those who believe in heritage sites, for those who marvel at the art of our ancestors, and those willing to get away from the routine multiple-destination tourist routes. The place is renowned as the repository of the best mural paintings of the Vijayanagar Kings.
Lepakshi consists of three shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and 'Virabhadra'. On one of the hillocks near the place is known as "Kurma Saila" (tortoise shaped hill), are located the temples of 'Papanatheswara', 'Raghunatha', 'Srirama', 'Veerabhadra' and 'Durga', of which the Veerabharadra temple is the most important.

Veerabhadra temple is a notable example of the Vijayanagar style of architecture. A reference is made in the 'Skandapurana' to Lepakshi as one of the hundred and eight important 'Shaiva Kshetras' (shrines). Though the temple of Veerabhadra is claimed to have been constructed by Saint 'Agastya' himself, it was developed into the present exquisite shrine by 'Virupanna', the treasurer of the Vijayanagar Kings.He conceived the idea as he found the image of Veerabhadra.

Even today one can see two dark stains upon the wall near the 'Kalyana Mandapa', which are said to be the marks made by his eyes, which he himself dashed against the wall. The builder did not survive for a long time and the village is called "Lepa-akshi Lepakshi", i.e., a village of the blinded eye.

The temple is divided into three parts - the 'Mukha Mandapa', (also called 'Nitya Mandapa' or 'Ranga Mandapa'), the 'Artha Mandapa' and 'Garbha Griha', and the 'Kalyana Mandapa', with 38 carved monolithic pillars in grey sandstone is unfinished. These three form a triangle with a common Mandapam.

The best specimens of the Vijayanagar style of sculpture and mural paintings are found in the Natya and Kalyana Mandapams (dance and wedding halls). These sculptures depict puranic episodes like those of 'Ananthasayana', 'Dattatreya', 'Chaturmukha Bramha', 'Tumburu', 'Narada' and 'Rambha'.

Shilparamam-crafts village.

SHILPARAMAM,The village was conceived with an idea to create an environment for the preservation of traditional crafts. A festival celebrated at Shilparamam is a “reincarnation of arts and crafts” when artifacts, related functional skills and supportive traditions are presented in a manner connecting the boundaries between theatre, crafts, music, dance, poetry-each complementing the other.Annual festivals of arts and crafts are held in March when artisans are invited from all over the country. This helps in establishing a direct contact between the craftsmen and the buyers and also helps in educating people on the value of their rich cultural heritage. A tribal museum is an attracting part of shilparamam.Special efforts are made to encourage folk and tribal art. Folk performances by artistes from the interiors of Andhra Pradesh provide an opportunity to the urban audience to experience the nuances of rural life and culture. Dances like the Koya of the hunting class; Dhimsa, the mild and gentle dance of women; Dappulu, a dance with simple percussion instruments; Veera Natyam, the arduous dance with acrobatic skills and a dozen more are performed.


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The first english novel published by using type writer is "Tom sawyer".

Sacred plant-Tulsi

The plant in this photo is considered as the most sacred plant in hindu religion. Rituals are performed every day. The signs on the surface resemble the presence of sacred nature in it. The famous "sandya deep" performed in hindu religion is considered as the most traditional way to express faith towards the god. Apart from the sacred nature it has immense medical value. It is a common medicine to cough and other throat ailment. It is very well known to purify air. so it is placed in front of the doors of houses.


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Pearls dissolve completely in Vinegar.

Majestic gardens

These pictures are clicked from the majestic gardens in hyderabad. These gardens are used for marriages, receptions, birthday parties and also for business meetings. Majestic gardens is quite famous for it's royal look and natural sceneries. It is very well decorated to fill the customer needs. The cart in the picture gives a traditional look to the gardens.

Actually, I has been there to attend a marriage reception of my friend. The function was great. After the reception I clicked this pictures.

Sugarcane juice with bull?

Selling of sugarcane juice is quite common in India. Juice is extracted from sugarcane in modern methods using oil or electric crushers. But the process of extraction of juice in the picture is in a traditional way in Shirdi(maharastra). Recently I was in a tour to shirdi then I surprised to see the extraction process of juice using a cow!

When I reached the juice stall, the two people began to crush the cane by inserting them between the two large wooden lobes and a bull is used to rotate the wooden lobes. But the juice was so tasty and costed 10 rupees.




Did you KNOW?

Cow is considered as god in India and considered more spirutal than any animal. It is also known as Kamadenuvu.

Fire in the smoke.

When I wake up in the morning, i was surprised to see a think black smoke from the top of my building. I was very exited because I never saw such a fire accident. A plastic factory was caught in fire in the outskirts of the city. Fire engines arrived to the spot after about one hour later. Approximately 2 million worth of property is burned to ashes.

The accident was due to illegal storage of raw material of plastic in a unsecured bunk. These types of accidents are quite common in the city. But fortunately no life damage has been caused as it was Sunday.It also caused some damage to the nearby houses. Though the fire engines arrived, they failed to put off the fire as the fire engines are less equipped. They took approximately 3hrs to putt off the fire.