Lepakshi is a village in the Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Hindupur and approximately 120 km (75 mi) north of Bangalore." 'Le pakshi' said Lord Rama to Jatayu, the bird, asking it to get up," says the guide a bit dramatically narrating the episode from Ramayana."Ravana had chopped off its wings and Lord Rama found the bird fallen right here in this village. That's why it's called Lepakshi. Lepakshi is culturally and archaeologically significant as it is the location of shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Veerabhadra which were built during the Vijayanagara Kings' period (1336–1646). The temples are the location of mural paintings of the Vijayanagara kings and Kannada inscriptions. Near the temple complex is a large granite Nandi bull. On a hillock known as Kurma Saila, "tortoise shaped hill", are other temples to Papanatheswara, Raghunatha, Srirama, and Durga... . . Follow traveluvgrapher for more ♥️✨✨ #traveluvgrapher #harshashet ...