Indispensable Architectural Marvels of India

चित्रं सुमनसो नृणाम्"  

Meaning :- "Art is the delight of the mind."

Beautiful landscapes are here and there,

Country is blessed with fertile layers,

Mesmerizing views and monuments are her ornaments,

Bharat is the name of nation and her citizens are blessed tenants,,

A maze of architectural wonders and monuments, a land where each noak and corner narrates a story and every carving transports you back in time to the abundant diverse and prosperous civilizations and people that inhabited this great land, Bharat. 

 Bharat is an ancient land and has seen several civilizations, dynasties, cultural heritagea and rich tradition carrying nation from the days of yore who have blessed and gifted this land with architectural marvels like no other. 

Such are evident of precision and exquisiteness of the art and craft that it imprints everyone with the astonishing facts of the knowledge and skills people had t that times. These ancient architectural wonders also comprises of the in-depth within them ancient advanced scientific knowledge regarding position of magnetic meridians, position of the sun during equinoxes, ancient engineering principles behind architecture of temples and pillars and most importantly, various unraveled mysteries and technological designs that forces to mock at today's scientific and technological developments.

Here is the list of such marvelous structure that seeks much of attention and drives our interests 

Musical pillars

The Vittala Temple or Vitthala Temple in Hampi is an ancient monument and part of UNESCO'S world heritage site. Highly skilled and exceptional architecture built by Vijaynagar Empire in the 15th century is renowned for it's stone chariot and the temple is dedicated to the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the Lord Vitthala. The iconic temple has amazing stone structures such as the incomparable stone chariot and the fascinating musical pillars. It personifies the creativity and flawless skills of the engineers and craftsmen of the bygone era.

Le Pakshi" or Lepakshi, a tribute to "Jatayu", a dear friend to Dushrath, holy giant bird that attempted to rescue Sita from Ravana's Vimana (Pushkar) while his endeavour Ravan had cut his wings that caused Jatayu's death. As explained in the Ramayan, Lord Ram and Lakshman met a dying Jatayu who informed him of Sita's kidnap and was given a suitable cremation as he died in Ram's lap. This magnificent temple is located in Andhra Pradesh and it is said that Le Pakshi meaning rising bird is the name given by lord Rama to Jatayu when they both had met.

Sirpur :- this is flourishing and prosperous capital of the Dakshin Kosala kingdom, Sirpur, discovered in 1872.

It is believed to have been in oblivion for a couple of centuries as an earthquake had leveled most of the surrounding in the 11th century. The three crucial archaeological sites are Laxman Temple, Buddha Vihar and Surang Tila. Out of these the Surang Tila, which dates back to the 7th century A.D., is the most important one and has been always fascinated by researchers and tourists, alike. The temple complex is made up of white stone with a pillared terrace 30 feet above the ground with steps to reach the elevated terrace area. At the sides of the stairs with a curvature, it's design has been cleaverly shaped to prevent destruction to the complex from earthquakes. The structure itself remained largely and perfectly intact. Archaeologists suggest that this is because of the Advanced Construction techniques known as AyurVedic or Vedic architecture utilized by its builders.

Auroville Dome or Matrimandir - 

Matrimandir, the Golden Globe in Auroville, is another lucrative example of engineering marvels of Indian Architecture. This architecture is located in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu is also known as the Temple of the Mother and has a spiritual significance edifice to the yoga and meditation loving masses. Matrimandir is a gigantic spherical structure built with twelve giant petals and shining golden discs that reflect the sunlight and enhance the dome’s brilliant radiance. To build such spectacle structure, it took 37 years for the completion. 

Meenakshi Amman Temple -

The stupendous richness of Indian Architecture is showcased by the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. This shrine holds the religious importance and is landmarked as a famous heritage site. The Meenakshi Temple is amongst the list of the most gigantic temples in India and has twelve enormous gates, with the largest gates located on the outer walls. These gates are also known as Gopurams. The temple complex has a tank, besides the famous Hall of Thousand Pillars, an extraordinary spectacle. The temple halls are lavishly adorned with beautiful sculptures, designs, and carvings and are unique from each other.

Sindhudurg Fort – Salt Water Fort - It's shocking to see this old fort and counted among the engineering wonders  Well, this fort has been standing on seawater for the last 400 years! and disapproving the fact that salt of the sea water erodes the buildings. The engineering marvel of Indian Architecture, the Sindhudurg fort, as the building’s foundation seems to remain as strong as it would have been when it was first built! The scientific reason that this fort has the potential to resist the wrath of corrosion is because of the thousands of tons of lead that was used in the structure’s foundations. It is unexceptionally a wonder how architects of those times transported molten lead to the middle of the sea to build the foundation of Sindhudurg Fort. One of the additional fascination to the architecture is that it has a hidden entrance. Looks like our forefathers found some humor in war as well, this gate was designed to mislead the enemy, and keep them wandering around in circles in search of the main gate!

Conclusion - India is blessed with so many mysterious and eyes capturing architecture wonders. Our forefathers were wise, innovative and creativity to bestow Bharat with enormous such structures. Engineering and such in-depth knowledge are par of excellence and still Bharat is famous in western countries as a nation of lizards, snakes and poors. We, as a nation and nationals are gifted with much of architectures, wonders but failed to represent such excellence at world level. France follwed by China is the nation with maximum of UNESCO heritage sites but if presented well in a systematic manner, India is none the less any other locations of the world, it's just the matter of advertisement and showcasing our incredible India, the Bharat.