Our visit to Lepakshi was a day visit as our place is just 125 km away from it. Lepakshi, located in Ananthapur district, Andhra pradesh is very closer to Benagaluru. Infact, The Bengaluru- Hyderabad route touches the entrance for Lepakshi. It can be a good one day hang out place for bengalureans, especially for people intrested in historical monuments.
Dated to 16th century, this belongs to the rayalas time. The magnificient Nandhi structure carved out of a single stone which lies at Lepakshi has become the face of the place. If you are fond of taking pictures or selfies, this is the right place for you at Lepakshi. Kids also get excited with its view as my own 5 year old boy did.
The next attraction is the Big Vulture structure built on a hill. The structure seems to be a recently built one, to symbolize the word "le-pakshi"meaning "wake-o-bird". There is a small hiking path with steps to reach the Vulture structure. From the peak of the hill, one can get a better view of the entire lepakshi, the nandhi and the veeerabadhra swamy temple.
The real heritage of Rayalas can be seen in the Veerabadhra Swamy temple. The ancient monument is richly decorated with stone and pillar carvings depicting the skill of the rayala time artisans. The temple is very spacious. Dont forget to watch the roof of the temple where you can find the paintings which were dated to rayala times. It gives us a glimpse of the people , their life style and their dressing style during rayalas age, 16 th century.
In summary, Lepakshi, a central govt protected structure can be a weekend gateway to benglureans, who are tired of the the routine shopping malls and hang out places within city. For children, it will be a great education tour to introduce them to the richness of our ancient india.
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