
Nandi at the Lepakshi Veerabhadra Swamy Temple
Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Location
The temple has been built on the southern side of Lepakshi town, on a low altitude hillock of a large exposure of granite rock, which is in the shape of a tortoise, and hence known as Kurma Saila. It is 140 kilometres from Bangalore.
History
The temple was built in 1530 ce (1540 is also possible) by Virupanna Nayaka and Viranna, both brothers who were Governors under the Vijayanagar Empire during the reign of King Achutaraya, at Penukonda. The cost of building the temple was defrayed by the government. According to Skanda Purana, the temple is one of the divyakshetras, an important pilgrimage site of Shiva.
Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veerabhadra_Temple,_Lepakshi
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