I travelled from Bangalore to Lepakshi via Hindupur. I realised later that the Bangalore Puttaparthi route the highway is a better road and smoother ride and hightec buses run in that route.
Verabhadra swamy the main diety in the temple is in human form and the temple is like the Hampi style with number of dieties.
Lepakshi temple is built during 15 . 16 th century and king Achyutharaya ruling at Penugonda is the Vijayanagara king. The temple was bult by Kosadhikari (Treasurer Virupanna) with money from the treasury and the king was annoyed so instead of getting punished by the king virupanna has removed his eyes on his own and died in the temple premises as the local guide put it. One of the Kalyana Mandapa is incomplete even today.
There is a big bull of granite Nandi vigraham 1000 meters away from the temple separately outside. This is also one of the big Nandi carved in monolithic granite stone.
The Nandi in Kurnool district Mahanandi is definitely bigger but, that was made of cement (not monolithic)
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