Top 3 Most Mysterious Temples of India – One must explore

India!!  As we all know, it’s a country which has lot of tradition and cultural values. Apart from this it is also considered the land of mythological mysteries. There are hundreds and thousands of popular temples in India which shows the constructional skills and the perfection in them. But apart from this, there are certain temples that have astonishing mystery connected to them. Each one of them has their own amazing tale to narrate. Read along to find out about the mysteries of these mysterious temples!

1.  Shree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – The Last Door Mystery

First in the list  is  Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple situated in Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala state. As we all know, the temple recently got the attention of the world when it became the richest shrine in the world when its 6 secret vaults were opened. Can you believe that those six secret vaults contained an approximate of $22 Billion worth of gold in the form of jewelry, golden utensils, golden idols, diamond necklaces and much more such thing?? (Incredible !!)

Now, the mystery lies behind the Seventh Door. Local people and some of the priests say that the door will unlock itself only when a secret chant called ‘GARUDA MANTRA’ was spelled/chanted in a proper way, since they believe that the door was bonded by some ‘NAGA BANDAM’ or ‘NAGA PAASA’ mantras. You can see that the door is completely made up of steel and has two Cobra portraits on its front and moreover, not a single nut or bolt has been used in the door.

It is also believed that if any human attempts are made forcefully to open the door, then it would likely cause serious calamities.  Surprisingly, people have also reported hearing sounds of the oceans as well as the hissing of snakes from the inside of the door. The entire world has now become curious to know what is behind this mysterious door.

2.  Veerabhadra Temple- The mystery of hanging pillar

Next in the list of mysterious temples is the Veerabhadra temple or the Lepakshi Temple that is located in the Lepakshi/Anatapur district of AndraPradesh.

Of all the architectural beauty, what catches hold of most of the visitors is the hanging pillar of the temple. There are totally 70 pillars in the temple, but one pillar which lies hanging in the premises is the piece of mystery. To prove that the pillar is really hanging down, many people pass a piece of cloth through the bottom of the pillar. The mystery behind how this pillar stays intact without any support remains a million dollar question till date. 

3. The Awe inspiring Mysteries of the ruins of Hampi

Last but not the least, the village of Hampi is another perfect example for the Vijayanagara Architecture. It is located in north Karnataka in South India. Hampi has palaces, aquatic structures, ancient market streets, royal pavilions, treasury buildings, fortified walls, gates and towers, palaces, stables and a beautiful step well etc. Among all these areas there are few that are still mysteries to human eyes!!

• The Musical pillars of Vittala Temple

The first mystery is the Musical Pillar of The Vittala Temple. Inside the temple, there are 7 minor pillars that are surrounded by a major pillar and all the 7 pillars produce sounds when they are tapped. Each of the pillars represents different musical note.

When the British found out about this place, they wanted to know the secret of these musical pillars. So they broke through two of them to see if there was anything inside. To their surprise, they got nothing. The pillars were just hollow!! So imagine, to make these pillars produce a precise note, they would have removed an exact amount of rock from inside – not more not less – for them to sound the exact note, that too, after being mounted.

• The Inverted Shadow of Virupaksha Temple Gopuram

Another mystery that is found in Hampi is the inverted shadow of the gopuram at Virupaksha temple. It is a 52 meter high, 9 storied structure.

The shadow of this Gopuram is seen inverted in a small room located in far north west corner of the temple. Logically, the shadow is inverted as light passes through a small hole that is made through the wall. It’s actually like a kind of pinhole camera effect created with stonework.

Although these are the fascinating things, no one can deny that there must be some science behind it. But how it was done that time (May be in 15^th or 16^th Century), remains a mystery.