India is a vast country with an ancient history full of mystery and adventure. Here you can see many mysterious sights, which, as legends say, were created by the omnipotent gods and demons.
1. Aqueduct in Hampi (Karnataka state)
The village of Hampi in the Indian state of Karnataka is located on the site of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. It is believed that it was here that the kingdom of the Vanaras, the ape-like humanoids mentioned in the Ramayana, was located. Many ruins and remains of ancient structures remain from the lost empire in Hampi, and some of them are simply amazing. For example, the remains of an aqueduct that supplied water to a city whose population was very large. Interestingly, the aqueduct and reservoirs are made of strangely shaped blocks.
2. Sahasralinga Complex (Karnataka State)
The archaeological complex of Sahasralinga is located on the Shalmala River. When summer comes and the water level in the river drops, hundreds of pilgrims come here. A variety of mysterious stone figurines, carved in time immemorial, are exposed from under the water.
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3. Hanging column in Lepakshi (Andhra Pradesh state)
In the Lepakshi temple there are 69 ordinary columns and one special one - it does not touch the ground. Local guides for the entertainment of tourists thrust a newspaper or sticks under it to show that the column really "floats" in the air. For many years, experts have tried to unravel the mystery of the hanging column. For example, during the colonization of India, British engineers even tried to dislodge the convoy from its place, but fortunately, they failed. Until now, despite advanced engineering knowledge and modern equipment, scientists have not discovered the secret of a hanging column that violates the laws of gravity.
4. Underwater city Dwarka (Gujarat state)
The flooded city of Dwarka ("Gateway to Heaven"), as the myths say, was built by Krishna with the help of the divine master Vishvakarman. During archaeological excavations of the flooded city, it was found that it belongs to the XV-XVI centuries BC. According to mythology, the city was flooded and plunged into the Indian Ocean after the death of Krishna and his departure from this world.
5. Pillar of Indra (Delhi)
The Indra Pillar is a well-known mysterious landmark in India. It is located in Delhi, in the courtyard of the Qutub Minar mosque. This metal column has unique properties - for 1,500 years, a seven-ton pole has not rust and does not corrode. Research has shown that the column is made of pure iron - 99.7%, with an insignificant content of phosphorus, carbon and sulfur impurities. Of particular interest is the fact that in our time the production of such ideally pure iron is possible only in space conditions.
6. Great Wall of India (state of Rajasthan)
Everyone knows the Great Wall of China, but for some reason few people know about the Great Wall of India, which was built even earlier. This wall surrounds the Kumbalgarh fortress located in the west of India. She was once called the "Deathguard" or "Mewar's Eyes". The wall is about 36 km long, in some places it expands to 8 meters. Despite numerous attempts, the wall was never destroyed during the wars, and the fortress was taken only once, and then through the fault of the traitor who sent water to Kumbalgarh.
7. Barabar Caves (Bihar State)
Barabar is the generalized name for a group of caves located in the Indian state of Bihar, near the city of Gaya. They were officially created in the 3rd century BC, supposedly by hand. But anyone who sees these amazing structures understands that it was not without high technology.
8. Rock in Barabar
Not far from the Barabar Caves there is a mysterious rock on which you can see a chain of strange footprints, obviously not made by hand. This chain is very similar to that found in Peru.
9. Rani-ki-Vav well (Gujarat state)
Rani-ki-Vav is a very complex structure, a multi-stage well, which is located in the city of Patan in India. It is 64 m long, 20 m wide, and 24 m deep. It is believed to have been built in the 11th century. However, almost no archaeological work was carried out here, because for many years the well was flooded by the Saraswati River and, as a result, it was covered with silt. Only at the end of the 20th century, work began to clear it. Looking at what has been cleared away, we see that Rani-ki-Vav is not only a work of art, but also a testament to the incredible technology of the past.
10. Chand Baori Well (Rajasthan State)
Another, no less amazing well, called Chand Baori, is located in the town of Abaneri. It is a step well, which is about 30 meters deep, and is one of the deepest step wells in India. It consists of 13 tiers of seven steps each. Built by Chand Baori between the 9th and 11th centuries AD. The grandeur and scale of the building amaze, as well as the thoroughness and precision of the decoration. According to local legends, the well was built overnight - by mysterious demons …
Natalia Trubinovskaya