12. Brilliance of our ancestors 1.Sree Padmanabhaswamy Mandir Thiruvananthapuram ,Kerala It is difficult to measure the exact direction of the sun even today. @LostTemple7

2. Ram Setu, Rameswaram Island #TamilNadu It is Visible even from space. Example of engineering and science. जय श्रीराम ?

3. Kailasha Mandir, Ellora Caves, Verul #Maharashtra Carved from upside to down centuries ago.

4. Brihadeeswara Mandir #Thanjavur #TamilNadu A 80 tonne Kalasha carved out of a single granite rock is at the top of the mandir at a height of 216ft.

5. Sree Virupaksha Mandir Hampi #Karnataka The inverted shadow of the Gopuram which is 52 meter high, 9 storied structure is can be seen in a small room located in far north west corner of the mandir.

6. Sri Vidyashankara Mandir Sringeri #Karnataka The 12 pillars inside it has 12 zodiacal pillars & the sun beam illuminates only one pillar each month.

7. Modhera Surya Mandir Mehsana dist. #Gujarat The sun rays used to fall exactly on the deity inside the garbhgraha.

8. Airavatesvara Mandir Darasuram #TamilNadu An elephant or A bull ?? One of oldest Optical Illusion in the world.

9. The Baan Stambh Shri Somnath Jyotirlinga Veeraval #Gujarat आसमुद्रांत दक्षिण ध्रुव पर्यंत अबाधित ज्योतिर्मार्ग.: This is a straight unhindered line from here to the South Pole.

10. The Hanging Pillar of Veerabhadra Mandir, Lepakshi #AndhraPradesh A 20 ft-tall, solid granite pillar defies gravity and hangs from the ceiling of this ancient Mandir.

11. Rani ka Vav, Patan, Gujarat One of the largest and most ornate stepwells in the world.

12. Konark Sun Mandir, Konark #Odisha Built in the form of a chariot with wheels forming the sun and moon dials to accurately predict time to the minute.

Our ancestors were way ahead in times and technology. Wht we couldn't imagine today they had built and carved thousands years ago. Ancestors ? ? #Thread #सनातन_धर्म #incredibleindia #dekhoapnadesh ? credit to original photographers ?1st via @LostTemple7 ❤️