Temple

Details

Other name

Veerabhadra temple

Dedicated to

Virabhadra, a fierce emanation of Lord Shiva.

Year of construction

1530 AD 

Built by

Virupanna Nayaka and Viranna ----- brothers who were Governors under the Vijayanagar Empire

Built under the reign  of

King Achutaraya

Style

Vijayanagara

Architecture

Dravidian

Built on

Tortoise shaped Granite rock, also known as Kurma Saila.

Location

In Andhra Pradesh. 140 kilometres away from Bangalore.

Features

Fresco paintings with scenes from the epic stories of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas.

Prominent Features

• Large Nandi (bull), mount of Shiva, carved from a single block of stone - of the largest of its type in the world.
• Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi
• Largest Monolithic Nandi in India
• Largest Monolithic Nagalinga in India
• Lepakshi Saree Designs
• Unfinished Kalyana Mantapa
• Durga Padam
• Eyes of Virupanna
• Mural Paintings which include the largest portrait painting in the world (Portrait of Veerabadra Swamy in the ceiling, in front of the main temple)
• Carved Ganesha Statues