Day 15...Lunch in Andhra Pradesh ...Lepakshi temple and the floating pillar...
We started our journey into neighbouring Andhra Pradesh at 9.15am...its a smooth rd.of 120 kms (one way) to the temple complex... The entrance to Lepakshi temple village...its still a good 16kms.drive inside...on the right once you reach Lepakshi there is a gigantic Nandi waiting to welcome all... Info from Google... What is the story of Lepakshi? The historic town of Lepakshi has been connected with an occurring of the Indian epic of Ramayana. According to the Valmiki's Ramayana, when Ram accompanied by Hanuman, met the dying Jatayu, they helped him attain moksha by uttering the words "Le Pakshi," which means "Rise, bird". Hence the name, Lepakshi. Nandi... The entrance into the temple... Info fm.Google The Lepakshi temple, also known as Veerbhadra temple is located in the tiny hamlet of Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh. It is a paragon of excellent architecture and art. It is famous for i...