9th century Hindu temple of Prambanan in the Mataram kingdom of Medang

The magnificent 9th century Hindu temple of Prambanan , Yogyakarta , was a major Hindu monument in the Mataram kingdom of Medang.
THIS TEMPLE IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT RECORDS DIVERSION OF RIVER FOR BUILDING TEMPLE COMPLEX.
A temple was first built at the site around 850 CE by Rakai Pikatan. According to Shivagrhat inscription, a public water project to change the course of a river near Shivagrha Temple was conducted during the construction of the temple. The river, identified as the Opak River, now runs north to south on the western side of the Prambanan temple compound. Historians suggest that originally the river was curved further to east and was deemed too near to the main temple. The project was done by cutting the river along a north to south axis along the outer wall of the Shivagrha Temple compound. The former river course was filled in and made level to create a wider space for the temple expansion, the space for rows of pervara (complementary) temples.

Vitthala temple with musical pillars, Hampi

Vitthala temple with musical pillars, Hampi
MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECTURE
These pillars when struck or tapped make different musical notes like an instrument. These highly decorated stone musical pillars are considered to be audio marvels. The hall of the Vittala temple here contains some rows of stone pillars, which are called musical pillars. It was built or considerably, enlarged in the reign of Krishnadeva Raya in the 16th century A.D. Afterwards, many such pillars were constructed at various temples of South India. The temples in which musical pillars were built include the one at Tadpatri and Lepakshi (Andhra Pradesh) and in the Minakshi temple at Madurai, Vishnu temple at Alvar Tirunagari, the Nellaiyappar temple in Tirunelveli, Thanumalaya temple at Suchindram, and few other places in Tamil Nadu.
The sthapathis (sculptors) of the Vijayanagara era were master craftsmen and well versed in the science of building acoustics. It is proved from these marvels, which they have created during that period. They made thorough search to find out these resonant stones and they discovered them after facing great difficulties. They worked with these stones and created these fascinating stone pillars emitting music. They experimented with these rare stones and therefore they had to carve upon them with great agilityand skill to produce such unique marvels. Apart from their music producing quality, these stone pillars are also praised for their beautiful carvings and sculptures. The music emanating quality is added and awe striking feature of these pillars of South India.

ANANTA SHAYANAM VISHNU AT DEOGARH - MP ,INDIA

ANANTA SHAYANAM VISHNU AT DEOGARH - MP
The temple is one of the earliest Hindu stone temples to still survive today. Built in ...the Gupta Period (320 to c. 600 AD), Vishnu Temple shows the ornate and beauty seen in Gupta style architecture. This temple is also a good resource for examining Gupta style sculptures and art.

Vishnu Temple is a great example of early Gupta architecture. The style and organization of the structure was the method for the decoration of many Hindu temples seen around India at the time. Though it is in poor condition, having a damaged tower, the temple still exudes the ornate decorations and structural complexity created back in the early 6th century.
Many of these early Hindu stone temples were dedicated to a single Hindu deity. The temple at Deogarh is dedicated to the Vishnu. These temples made in the early part of the 6th century of the Gupta Period housed images and symbols of Hindu gods. These temples allowed people to make contact with the gods they were worshiping. The Temple was built out of stone and brick consisting of a single cubical sanctum that sheltered the images within.
The unique and large sculpture of Sheshashayi Vishnu, Vishnu is depicted reclining on the serpent Shesha, with four-arms lying down on the spiral of a serpent with seven hoods, forming a shade over his crowned head. Lakshmi (Vishnu's consort), along with her two attendants, are at Vishnu's feet. Other gods and celestials are seen watching this display. In another panel below this, two demons, Madhu and Kaitabha, are getting ready to attack.
According to another interpretation, the lower panel depicts the five Pandavas and their common wife Draupadi.

SAS BAHU temple Nagda, Rajasthan.

NAGDA "MOTHER-IN LAW + DAUGHTER IN LAW " [ SAS BAHU - HINDI] MARU GURJARA ARCHITECTURE ~ JEWEL OF 6TH CENTURY !!!
Nagda is an ancient city in Rajasthan near udaipur. It is famous for its temple ruins from the early 6-7th Century. Nagda was once the capital of the kingdom of Mewar and was destroyed by Muslim invaders of the Mughal dynasty almost complete. What remains are the 2 shrines Sas-Bahu (Hindi: Mother-in law + Daughter in law) who were once part of an extensive urban complex. Formerly known as Nagahrida or Nagadraha she was in the 6th Century by Nagaditya founded by Guhilot.

The two temples have a portico with a pyramidal structure, access to an open pillared hall (mandapa) provided with lateral projections. The partially destroyed decorative figures on the outer and inner walls provided an insight into the Hindu architecture. The porticoes are adorned with friezes, groups of figures, floral motifs and miniature reproductions of buildings. Due to the delicate carvings seem the two temples, such as jewelry box.
The goal (Toran) shows reliefs of sky girls (surasundaris) and bell-cord subjects. The bell is also an important ritual device that is struck at the beginning of prayer. The bell shape is derived from the lotus bud, symbolizing the female principle, the womb of nature, from which life unfolds.
Māru-Gurjara Architecture (Rajasthani architecture) originated somewhere in sixth century in and around areas of Rajasthan. The name Maru Gurjara has its genesis in the fact that during ancient times, Rajasthan and Gujarat had similarities in ethnic, cultural and political aspects of the society. Ancient name of Rajasthan was Marudesh while Gujarat was called Gurjaratra.
"Maru Gurjara art" literally means "art of Rajasthan and Gujarat".
 

Parashurameshwar Temple, Bhubaneshwar(Orissa)

Carving of Deva sitting over a Kala flanked by two Vyala at Parashurameshwar Temple, Bhubaneshwar(Orissa)
Dated: ~7th century CE or older
Similar Vyala can be seen at Gwolior fort which are misinterpreted as dragon.
 

Konark Surya Mandir, Orissa,Sun Temple Orissa,India

Ornately carved Monolithic wheel/sun-dial, Konark Surya Mandir, Orissa
Another lost technology of Konark Sun temple!!
The uniqueness of the temple lies in the f...act that between every two stone pieces there lies an iron plate (this can be clearly seen). The temples higher floors have been reinforced using massive iron beams. This fantastic effort inhuman perseverance took 1200 workers about 12 years to complete and that the ’’Dadhinauti’’ (Peak) of the main temple had to be installed by the 12 year old son of the Chief Architect. The said peak being a 52 ton magnet. This magnet was the reason the entire edifice endured the harsh conditions (being on the sea front) for centuries without being affected. The main pratima (idol) was believed to be floating in the air because of the unique arrangements of the main magnets and other series of magnets. The placement of the temple had been aligned in a way that the first rays of the Sun falling on the coast would pass thru the Nata Mandir and would reflect from the diamond placed at the center of this idol in the Main Sanctum . This phenomena would last for a couple of minutesduring the early morning. These magnets were later removed by the Britishers for acquiring the magnetic stone.
 

VEDIC FOOTPRINTS IN WORLD

The Lingayats when banished out of the Ganges banks led by Abraham made Lingams all over the places they went ...and were called pagans by christians !!!
The Obelisk of Axum (Amharic: ????? ?????) is a 1,700-year-old, 24-metre-tall (79-foot) granite stele/obelisk, weighing 160 tonnes, in the city of Axum in Ethiopia. It is ornamented with two false doors at the base and features decorations resembling windows on all sides. The obelisk ends in a semi-circular top part, which used to be enclosed by metal frames.
The obelisk -- properly termed a 'stele' or, in the local Afro-Asiatic languages, hawelt/hawelti (as it is not topped by a pyramid) -- is found along with many other stelae in the city of Axum in modern-day Ethiopia. The stelae were probably carved and erected during the 4th century A.D. by subjects of the Kingdom of Aksum, an ancient Ethiopian civilization. Erection of stelae in Axum was a very old practice (today it is still possible to see primitive roughly carved stelae near more elaborated "obelisks"), probably borrowed from the Kushitic kingdom of Meroe. Their function is supposed to be that of "markers" for underground burial chambers. The largest of the grave markers were for royal burial chambers and were decorated with multi-story false windows and false doors, while nobility would have smaller, less decorated ones. While there are only a few large ones standing, there are hundreds of smaller ones in various "stelae fields". The last stele erected in Axum was probably the so-called King Ezana's Stele, in the 4th century A.D.