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My grandfather was an archiologist..who was mysteriously disappeared 52 years back when was 8 years old...who was telling me stories about Indian temples..he was telling me that most of the Indian temples were built more than 3000 to 5000 years back..but everything is hidden by British archeological department to prove that they are the superior...I think my Indian land's rich culture is more than one lakh years old...

So much mystery and technology hiding under our temples. Don't know for good or bad but worth knowing. Thanks for bringing these temples to light Mr Praveen.

I am in USA and have been a fan of Praveen for long time. I respect the work you do. I am always thrilled to watch a new video to learn something new and see a beautiful, interesting place. Keep up the good work!

hello Raveen, I'm from Indonesia. we also have a lot of temples both Hindu and Budhist. please come and reveal the mysteries hidden in these temples since there are very few studies upon them

Honestly i have to give u all the respect u deserve People are making videos on old temples but none are like praveen mohans videos he sometimes sounds adventurous but theres always some proof that it just might have been true I love that u show the public that our religion and lifestyle stems from a place older than anyone alive today My favorite was finding out the temples were built with hidden parts filled with info Keep up the good work and dont let anything stop you praveen

As am American, I am so excited to see all of your beautiful countries old building, temples and holy sights ! I know alot of the buildings are much older than the British or western science " experts" claim them to be..The heritage of the Indian people is such a lovely thing to witness and I thank you for you bringing them to life for us through your video's. Maybe one day I will have enough money to come visit your beautiful country first hand!! cheers

What a marvelous heritage India holds. Such beautiful ancient works of art, some almost forgotten or taken for granted. I'm grateful to Praveen for sharing this wonderful heritage with us.

Awesome. The world is waiting for ancient India to awaken. 🇮🇳🇺🇸🕉️🙏

It's amazing how little we actually know about our past and what was the motivation for the ancient builders to go to such great lengths . Thanks for your time and effort making these videos

Excellent presentation Praveen... I am coming to the conclusion after watching many of your videos, that many of these so called "Temples" were not originally meant to be "Religious" Structures, in my humble opinion many "Temples" were meant to be more like Learning Academies, some medical, some Celestial/Astronomic, others seem to teach about Construction/Masonry. Very fascinating Thank you for helping us understand these beautiful structures more clearly and question the mainstream narrative.

Now I'm Dead sure that the Civilisation, Language, Religion and Knowledge Start from India ❤️ Indian Culture is Very Ancient, Oldest and Greatest... I would say again and again OM NAMAH: SHIVAYE!!

I would love to do a tour with Praveen Mohan. He understands so much about the temples.❤

Cloning and hybridization,i think ancient scientists were very good at these..also 3×2=6,6×2=12,12×2=24...the same way hybridization and cloning occurs!!the 12 same vishnus indicate the cloned organisms having exact same genetic and physical structure.fascinating praveen sir!!

Why isn't this common knowledge, thankfully we have Praveen out there working hard to make sure we do... Oh.. why is it playing so fast it's funny.. I thought I was trippin', then I thought it was my ears...

The 12 vishnus MAY depict Dwadashadityas who are identical or may indicate cloning. Also, the sequence 3 6 12 24 MAY denote 3 - Kala - Bhoot Vartaman Bhavishya 6 - Ruthu - Vasant Grishma Varsha Sharad Hemant Shishir 12 - Masam - Months in an year 24 - Hours - In a day Also, it more of looks like an observatory to me than a lab. Also, MAYBE they weren't actually conducting genetic engineering but were more of keeping a record of animals MAYBE study of extinct species based on fossils.

India’s wonderful history and culture is now becoming available to so many of us. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such a clear way.

In architecture, we used to make scaled down and interactive small physical 3D models before starting a big scale project. This is done to practice the idea and finding errors and difficulties. This temple uses the same construction technique and sculptures like most chola temples. Ex: interlocking construction without use of mortar, yaazhi sculptures etc. So this may be an experiment or trial temple before they’ve built the great Brahadeeswara temple or gangaikodacholapuram temple etc. This can be evident from garbagraha without idols, walls without any inscriptions etc . also these are built in such a place where access is limited. You’ve done a great effort in finding and analysing this temple. Also learned a lot of new infos. Thank you.

I love the fact that no matter a temple is totally out of the box or unusual, the Nandhi always sits facing right towards the Mahadev 😍🙏

It's been over 10 years since my friend passed away in peace.....I remember she used to watch your channel with so much interest that eventually I became your fan...keep uploading more mysteries Praveen. I hope she watches it through my eyes.

Hats off to our ancient architects.

i bet if we were to look at every Indian Temple, they would tell us our complete history. I'm sure the recipe for making, moving, carving large stone objects are there as well. wish i could see them all with u guys

This has been a great episode . The amount of research ,footwork and resources that go into each episode is much appreciated . Thank you Praveen for bringing to light our forgotten,buried ,destroyed and hidden gems of our much loved and respected ancient Temples of India . Your the best in your field and I wish that every teacher and student in schools across India view and learn the truth from your videos as you are truly not just opening our eyes to the wonders of our country but in your own special way rewriting history . Your amazing and your love and enthusiasm for ancient history and architecture is now part of my life too more than before,so thank you once again .

Excellent Praveen. Nowadays, even I have learnt to see ancient structures through ur eyes. Nothing is carved without any reason. One needs to analyse . And you do it. You are my Guru in that respect.

Our ancient technology, knowledge is lost and there is a gigantic gap. Many Indians do not even care our cultural aspects due to the interference of modern science... What Praveen gets to the table is so awesome.. Unfortunately, I think our next gens 1990s, 2000s and later will never ever will know what our culture was untill our education system is changed and all great stuff is added back instead of mughals and british and other topics.. @PraveenMohan, I am awe stuck with your content.. amazing details that you can see on the structures and the arts on the walls.. Love your work!

Doesn't matter whether I view your videos regularly or after a while, they never fail to mesmerise..These temples may have been researched well, but possibly the papers are lying in some neglected dark corners of our esteemed ASI deptt. All thanks to you, that we are aware of such marvellous creations exist in our rich Hindu culture and needs to be respected and protected..Kudos Praveen 👌👌👍👍👏👏

Praveen ji, Kudos to you. You always unveil mysteries of ancient India one after another from the storehouse of our ancient temples. Your discoveries leave us simply awestricken. We honestly bow to our great ancestors for everything they did for us.🙏🙏👍👍

World Top Scientist On Hinduism :- 1. J. Robert Oppenheimer on Hinduism, who led the Manhattan Project to develop the world’s first nuclear weapons, learned Sanskrit so he could read the Bhagavad Gita in its original form. When he witnessed the first atom bomb explode, he famously recalled a verse from the Gita, where Krishna shows Arjuna his true form. He translated the verse into English thus: “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” 2. Arthur Schopenhauer on Hinduism : In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life. It will be the solace of my death.” 3. Erwin Schrodinger On hinduism : There is obviously only one alternative,” he wrote, “namely the unification of minds or consciousnesses. Their multiplicity is only apparent, in truth there is only one mind. This is the doctrine of the Upanishads.” 4. Erwin Schrodinger on vedanta(Hindu Philosophy) : Vedanta teaches that consciousness is singular , all happenings are played out in one universal consciousness and there is no multiplicity of selves 5. Niels Bohr had famously said, “I go to the Upanishad to ask questions.” 6.J. Robert Oppenheimer On Vedas : Access to vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries. 7. Quantum theory will not look ridiculous to people who have read Vedanta." (Vedanta is the conclusion of vedic thought) ~Werner Heisenberg German physicist, co-founder of Quantum Physics & Nobel Prize winner. 8. Carl Sagan on Hinduism : The Hindu religion is the only one of the world's great faiths dedicated to the idea that the Cosmos itself undergoes an immense, indeed an infinite, number of deaths and rebirths. It is the only religion in which the time scales correspond to those of modern scientific cosmology. 9. Nikola Tesla : “All perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, or tenuity beyond conception, filling all space, the akasha or luminiferous ether, which is acted upon by the life giving Prana or creative force, calling into existence, in never-ending cycles all things and phenomena.” ~ Nikola Tesla As you can see, Tesla was aware of ancient concepts and the correlation it had with the science he was working on - using sanskrit worlds like “akasha,” and “prana” to describe the force and matter that exists all around us. These words come from the Upanishads (a collection of Vedic texts):

As a former Mason, I think this stuff is mind blowing. I couldn't imagine the labor that goes into building something like this. The fact that they don't use any mortar and the structure is still standing 1,000 years later is awesome. Them not using mortar, and carving the foundation out of solid bedrock, is probably why it's still standing. I think that some of these ancient structures that we suspect to be thousands of years old could be much older. The lingam on the ground might be a base for a statue that was worshipped. The 12 divots could be for the bottom of the statue to lock into it? It could have been made of solid gold, or other metal, and stolen by looters. The genetically altered hybrid beasts are very reminiscent of the Sumerian culture. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. Keep it coming.

"Indiana Mohan" , this is one of the more interesting videos. How advanced India was will probably never be known to us but you exposing all of this hidden knowledge is a step in the right direction. I hope, by you exposing the world to this will help us to unlock lost knowledge! "Indiana Mohan" is the nickname I have given you! Do you think the sphinx in Egypt is a result of cross breeding? Could it have really have been? How about the drawings showing animal heads, human bodies ? Please keep up the great work! Keep exposing what the powers to be don't want us to learn! " Indiana Mohan" , if it wasn't for people like you , how boring would ife be! Keep truckn!!

Woww! This is again a very important discovery by Praveen 🙏. Our ancient history is much more than what it appears. It takes a genius mind like Praveen to decipher the secret codes left by our ancestors . This video came at a time when people are making all sorts of bad comment on ancient shivling found at gyanwapi parisar. Thank you so much Praveen Mohan 🙏🙏 for working so hard to bring out the truth. Mahadev ki kripa aap pr hmesha rahe. Har Har Mahadev 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

The very purpose of carving statues is now fulfilled with your observation. They will be glad to know people are reading sculptures. Their purpose is fulfilled friend. God bless u

You are quite an excellent teacher, Praveen. I love your work and explanations. You show us so many amazing sites and share such wonderful, thought-provoking conversations and ideas with us. I feel that I am very blessed to see your videos and to be a part of your KZfaq community. Much love and appreciation

Thanks Praveen Mohan for this awesome video! At around 12:02 in the video, you can see the external structure of the temple and it actually looks like a lingam. The builders made it cylindral so the temple itself looks like a lingam and we can see a Nandi infront of the outer structure.

What a majestic site, so mysterious ! Thank you so much Praveen to show us the hidden marvels of India.

Maybe it was a "lab", a research center in different ways?! I love your work so much, have been in India many times and when I see those architectures, I wanna come back to wonderful India! Thanks for sharing, many greetings from Salzburg/Austria... 🔆

I must thank you for sparking my interest in Ancient Hindu Temples. I have been fascinated by many different ancient cultures since childhood, but had never really looked into the ones from India.

Sometimes it feels like there are many ancient wonders hidden in India...

I am so glad I found your channel. There are many of us who feel the same as you do regarding ancient technology. Great work! I don't see how anyone could look at any of these temples and not know the builders had to have some form of technology. 90% of the structures are carved from monolithic stone structures. It looks as if they had the ability to dissolve the stone. The time required for chisels would have been monumental. Then you look at the size of some of the blocks blocks used and they are too heavy for us to move today.

I just discovered this channel, and these structures blow my mind! Thank you for your work and clear explanations!!!

Awesome one @Praveen! Took me some hours to solve it, in my brain❤! The numbers 3, 6, 12, 24 do have a pattern. 3 most likely stands for Elephant, Tiger, and Animal- E, F, A. 2 is Masculine and Feminine- M, F. 6 are the basic combinations: MEFTMA, MEFTFA, FEMTMA, FEMTFA, MEMTFA, and METFMA. Out of these combinations, we get a result of 6 Male, and 6 Female species equalling 12 unique combinations. When combined to fulfill these base minimum EF (YaLi) combination atleast, by adding M/F of Elephant , Tiger, or Animal to the 12, we get a unique set of 24 combinations or Factorial 4 or 1x2x3x4! Best, Kalyan

Vijayalaya was an ancestor of Rajaraja, and one of the celebrated kings of the Chozha dynasty. Thank you for this thought provoking video. Yanai + Puli = Yali!!! Never knew this equation till now !!

What!!! I didn't know history was so interesting and exciting until I listened to Mr.Praveen Mohan. Learning so many new things each time you post a new video. Thank you so much Sir🙏

Excellent analysis..... Well done... Godfather of Archaeology....🙏

It certainly is encouraging to see that efforts are being made to secure and preserve many of the architectural wonders of India . Otherwise we may not believe some of the ancient stories and myths being told, to be true .

Vijayalaya Chola has such a legendary and heroic significance... he did the impossible during a very bloody war post which he established the foundation for medieval cholas.....

Feeling ashamed that we forgot ourselves. Our language, mind, body all has got polluted and needs the touch of our devine past for ressuraction. Praveen Mohan ji, may the mother nature bless you all the time. You are doing this tapasya since long.

Praveen you have so much respect and so humble that you walk in temples with bare feet. My humble respects to you🚶‍♂️🙏❤️

I hope one day Mr praveen will visit Nepal temples also ❤️🕉️

The temple doesn’t appear to be purposefully hidden but certainly set aside to isolate it. If it was an ancient laboratory, it looks as though it would be difficult to protect it from anyone who was against its purpose. I wonder if there is more below it or in and under the hill?

Praveen you teach something new to learn with every article, absolutely fascinating!! Thankyou.

When ever you post a video.. Its gives us sleepless nights thinking of the mystery.. Grandeur.. Taking us back in those days.. Great work Praveen..

This is fantastic. 🤯 Genetic modification thousands of years ago. I don’t know which astonishes me more. This video. Or the videos with carvings of possible spaceship seats with seatbelts. 🤯🤯🤯 The human-hybrid Yaali reminds me of the Island of Doctor Moreau. 😳 As I work my way through your videos, I’m stunned. Also, overjoyed that these Temples are being brought into global consciousness. Well done! 💙

OMG I need to go back to Tamil Nadu. The more temples Praveen shows us, I feel like I will never visit another country :D

We need more people like him, who explain our old heritage. There is another guy in Kannada Kalamadhyam, he has recently started going to old forts talking to natives. would be nice to see you guys collobarate.

You are a gem, we are very lucky to find a gem like you on KZfaq.

திரு. பிரவின் மோகன் சிறப்பான கானொளி. 1). நீங்கள் இந்த தொல்லிடத்தின் இருப்பிடத்தை சொல்லவில்லை. 2). முன்னர் தமிழில் தந்த நீங்கள் இப்போது ஆங்கிலத்தில் தருகிறீர்கள், நீங்கள் இந்தியில் தந்தால் இன்னும் நம்பெருமை அவர்களை ணென்ளடையும் அதோடு உங்கள் வருமானம் பெருகும். 3). நீங்கள் காட்டும் இடத்தை தெளிவாக கூறவேண்டும். வாழ்த்துகள்.

Nice work praveen . Keep discovering all our ancient greatness

Incredible.....even in today's time its difficult to decode our ancient temples...imagine their IQ....👍

Your work and committment is amazing Praveen. Really appreciate that you are educating all Hindus to their cultural heritage. Thanks a lot.

The hard work you do, amount of detailed information and research in each site is appreciated

Hi Praveen, I request you to consider reviewing another Fort temple which is located in local town in Dindigul, TN, IND. The Fort temple is situated on top of a Rock fort similar to Trichy. And looking at temple you can easily say it is dated back atleast 1,000 years. I have gone there many times, there are strange dragon like structures carved in the tower of temple, though there is nothing inside to be worshipped. Locals say the god idol has been overthrown during sultanate period.

Chola’s history keeps astonishing me and his achievements are never ending . What a life he must have lived . I wish there is s a proper documentation for everything he did . So proud of him . Thanks for the video

For all new here - *It might look as if Praveen Sir is considering everything "Alien" or "out of world" contribution but that is not what it is. His emphasis is actually more on scientifically explaining our practices, traditions, cultures especially in form of architecture and engineering.* It is similar to Sadhguru (Shri Jaggi Vasudev ji) explaining the "Pratishtana" of Linga or murthis as "Science of Consecration" for better understanding.

It's not a Temple Its a Laboratory

Actually there are many Hindu temple sites beyond the reach of Humans now..

This must have been a place for cloning (12 identical statues) and genetic modification but since it was abandoned, people placed shivlingam thinking it was a temple. The 24 pits in the shiv lingam must represent a place for keeping test tube like containers for cloning. It's really fascinating. Thank you Praveen for giving this information about our great nation. 🙏

Praveen Mohan is somebody who deserves to be a Legend.

I guess the 12 Structures of Vishnu are the names used in (Sandhyavandhanam , Achamanam and any Vedic Sacrifice) and considered most important out of the Most important 24 names called Chaturvimshatimurti . Thats why the pedestal had 24 pits representing The Ultimate Form of Lord Vishnu (in a formless manner) surrounded by 12 Vishnu. So they could have started this Genetic research after performing a Vedic Sacrifice or probably wanted to explain this and later the shiva temple was built. Archaeologists clearly say that the Vishnu structure was carved First and Vishnu was considerd as the supreme god during the sangam age according to Kamil Zvelebil and According to me too.

Every time I see one of U r videos, I feel more and more proud of our ancestry, our culture, and our land. Also feel anger to those who are still trying to destroy this invaluable places. These are like clues and stories left behind by the ancient ones for us to learn. Thank U brother...... 🙏🙏🙏🙏

3 : periods (summer,winter ,rainy) 6 : seasons 12 : months 24 : fortnights ( each month has Krishna and Sukla paksham , 15 days ) And I think those 12 are not idol of Vishnu , they are idols of sun . 1 Om Mitraya namah (The friend of all) 2 Om Ravaye namah (Praised by all) 3 Om Suryaya namah (The guide of all) 4 Om Bhanave namah (The bestower of beauty) 5 Om Khagaya namah (Stimulator of the senses) 6 Om Pushne namah (The nourisher of all) 7 Om Hiranyagarbhaya namah (The creator) 8 Om Marichaye namah (Destroyer of disease) 9 Om Adityaya namah (The inspirer) 10 Om Savitre namah (The purifier) 11 Om Arkaya namah (The radiant) 12 Om Bhaskaraya namah (The illuminator)

Finally indians are proving the facts with scientific basis .Hatsup to U Mohan.Extraordinary

Thanks Praveen, that was very interesting, please keep up the great work!

Regarding the codes: 3, 6, 12, 24 3=3×1 6=3×2 12=3×4 24=3×8 Again, 1×2=2, 2×2=4, 4×2=8 Also 2²=4, 2³=8 Either way, I believe 3 maybe is just to divert us. The real values may be 1,2,4,8 which I agree is unique but there must be a temple having these codes with unspecific combination to open their vaults.

There is so much missing history and missing knowledge, humans have devolved and we are not as advanced as what we think. Thanks for sharing this awesome temple.

Hi praveen ,i have a weird Thought that who ever built this temple they were remotely not only doing experiments on developing hybrids with more required qualities in the animals but were also involved in cloning techniques which is why u see 12 similar vishnu statues. Also i feel the 24 Engravings might be the no of chromosomes that are to be used to make a clone

This channel is100% rock & roll when it comes to ancient human history! And animals, for that matter. Preveen, you are defenately on to something! Please keep up exploring, and upload your findings. Extremely interesting. Thank you. Cheers from Denmark. I want to go back to India and explore a few things myself. I was there 25 years ago, but I wasn't 'woke' at that time. I am at full alert now. Hahahaha

I'm really happy to born in Tamil Culture (தமிழ் கலாச்சாரம்) 🔥🙏

Proud to have Indian heritage!!! unfortunately, most of our knowledge have been somewhat erased, hidden, stolen, or whatever you want to call it. Much thanks to you sir, for bringing the remnants of those knowledge back...hopefully one day we can find and enjoy our glory days.

The amount of knowledges shown in ancient temple of India is really mindblown.

தென்னாடுடைய சிவனே போற்றி! எந்நாட்டவர்க்கும் இறைவா போற்றி! 🙏

Love d content and u have provided an opportunity for all of us to see such unexplored temples. Thank you Praveen Mohan ❤

keep it up brother. ❤love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩

It is very weird that here in Bolivia, the mestizo women (blend of Spanish and Aboriginal) are called Cholas. I wonder were the connection may be

To work on such a project as cross- hybrid species, the idea has to be born in the mind. Such ideas are seen even in Egyptian structures but none suggesting they dedicated a monument to experiment and bring that into reality. The creative thinking of our ancestors to conceptualize and the courage to actually work on the idea is commendable. Proud to belong here! 😊 Of the Trinity, Vishnu is the preservator, the essence of what Is every present moment. To depict Him probably shows the possibility of what can Be. To stretch limits of Possibility of what can Be is what this is all about no? Thanks Praveenji for listening so keenly to the language of the stones and explaining so beautifully to us!

Grand chola has tremendous architectural genius knowledge

It's really incredible how many extraordinary temples and monuments from the past there are. I wish I could go back to that time to see what it was really like. It must have been more advanced than today in many ways.

"The King had a dream" is the universal answer to all questions about the purpose and reason of this temple and carvings.

This temple is located in Tamil Nadu state in South India in my district called Pudukkottai. Exact location is called Nartha malai. Wonderful location for morning and evening outing. Praveen should have given these details to promote more visitors to this place.

Always very interesting. Well researched and well presented. Refreshing after all the Egyptian pyramid rhetoric we are bombarded with. Thank you Praveen for all your hard work, research and on-site videos with commentary. Love your channel.

Based on my knowledge, that gate keeper could be a "Yaksha". They come from North side of world which is Kubera's kingdom. There are stories about yakshas that they drink blood from humans and also they eat humans. Yaksha possess mystic powers and more horrifying than what we see in Vampire movies.

I don’t know if you’ve heard of Timothy Alberino or not, but he is also an avid and lifelong student of ancient architecture and the religious and spiritual context of their creation. I think you two would have a fascinating discussion were you to meet. He has a channel as well, and these questions about whether or not experiments were happening and by whom is definitely a huge part of his focus. I think it’s fascinating that in the Hindu belief system, the end of the world will come and is represented by a man on a white horse. When you read Revelation, that is the depiction as well. The presentation you just made about this “temple” reminded me of the words in Genesis about what was going on prior to the flood. It references the animals and hints at the evil that was perpetrated on them. The animal hybrids are also seen in Babylonian and Egyptian carvings, and the angelic being’s described in the Jewish/Christian scriptures also depict animal like beings. God is said to have created humans in His own image: “Male and female, He created them.” What if the entities who are called “fallen angels” - Satan was a fallen Seraphim or fire snake being and the Bible describes that a third of heaven rebelled against God and we’re cast to earth - what if they were trying to create beings in their own image?They tried mating with Human women, and that resulted in the giants - maybe they tried interbreeding animals as well. And when you think about demon possession in the context of The Book of Enoch, you realize that these disembodied Niphllim may have needed bodies and there was an effort to design or create habitable bodies for them. Maybe that’s what’s going on now with genetic advances… Bottom line is that all of these ancient stories are interwoven and are basically the same story but told from numerous perspectives. When we can bring everything together, aligning the parts that overlap and then stepping back to view the whole picture that manifests, then I think we humans, out here at this end of history, can have a clearer understanding about what has been happening over time, what our role is in this larger story, and what the future may hold.

I think the reason that no one has videos like yours Praveen is simply due to mainstream Non-Indian archaeologists of the past 100 or more years not being able to deal with the reality of the overwhelming evidence presented in the carvings. While you are also wondering why build in this particularly difficult to access place again I have to wonder about the area above the temple. Is it a possible "landing site " which made the importance of having the temple placed in a location that honours the ancient scientists or doctors. If genetics was occurring in this place... Could 12 identical statues indicate that Vishnu had clones? Something to think about if scientific DNA experimentation was happening here. Michelle from Southern Ontario 🍁

But Yaalis are considered to be protectors of the temple and the deity.. in some ways, you can even think of them as the servants or minions of the Gods as well. So maybe that's why they were carved onto the temple buildings. You can see them in other old and modern temple designs as well, and even on Indian instruments. For example, on Veenas, you can see a Yaali or yaazhi on one end. But on the Veena, it represents a dragon (this is what I've heard from my teacher, but it could be what is explained in this video as well). Also, since this is a Chola temple, which is now considered Tamil Nadu, the style and positioning of the temple buildings are different from that of temples from other Indian states. In the Tamil style, the layout you see in this video is pretty common. There is the main deity (that is worshipped in that particular temple) in the middle, which is then surrounded by other deities. This can be seen in this case too. I believe back in the days, the 6 structures surrounding the middle structure did house deities, but that when the temple was "decommissioned", they moved those deities to other temples. (But then, it doesn't make sense why the Sivalinga was not moved. Maybe there still is a caretaker and he/she/the family could only care for one deity and therefore had to move the others?) As a Hindu, even before I watched which deity was housed in the center, I had a feeling that it would be Siva. The fact that this is a Siva temple, gives meaning to why the entrance/exit is what and where it is. It is a belief in Hinduism that when praying to Siva, you should walk around the Sivalinga and you must complete it before leaving, i.e. you cannot come in through the front, walk around halfway and exit the back. The proper way to walk around the sivalinga is different with different regions but the rule everywhere is you either don't walk around or you walk around the proper way. In some temples, you cannot even turn your back to the Sivalinga when you're exiting. That could be why the entrance/exit was just 1 and it was off-center. Maybe the doorway had more structure to it but it was lost to time and erosion. Also when you look at the view of the temple from the top, it is shaped like a sivalinga deity statue as well - the round structure and a rectangle structure extending from it. It is also very rare to see both siva and vishnu statues together in one temple. At first, I thought those 12 structures are not Vishnu, but I can't be too sure about it either. Because, there was a time in Hinduism where Siva believers and Vishnu believers were very hostile towards each other and this had seeped into temple planning and architecture too. Siva and Vishnu are considered part of the main gods in Hinduism. There's Brahma, the creator, Vishnu, the sustrainer and Siva the destroyer and Goddess Devi who is all supreme, i.e. mother nature. These 4 Gods take on different forms for different reasons throughout history and present, who become known as other Gods, hence why Hinduism is known to have endless Gods. Usually the other Gods that are present in temples, are Ganesh (elephant God), Goddess(es), planetary gods (navagraha), and other god forms that the main deity has taken. The number that is related to Vishnu, is actually the number 10 and not 12, because of his dasavatharam or the ten forms that Vishnu is believed to take on Earth. That's another reason why I thought those 12 statues may not be of Vishnu. At first I thought they were the Gods of music, but that is usually only 7 of them, one for each note, and they're not really identical. So this is actually the one thing that doesn't really make sense to me. Also, the 24 holes in the stone could be holes used to slot stone deities into place. when they moved the deity that was there, they may have left the base there? This is just my guess, though. Also, I have heard many stories where a sivalinga emerges from the ground, someone discovering it and then building a temple around it. This could be a possibility in this case too, but if you're not a religious person this might sound like crap to you as well. so it's just another guess. Overall, I think that this is a very very old temple and maybe, like mentioned in the video, the Chola style temples were planned and developed after this temple was built. Maybe whoever was living there before that built temples differently, but then again, I honestly don't think the differences are extreme. You can find many other temples which are also build with rocks, that have flat surfaces atop the structure etc. I don't think there was genetic testing done way back when. I think the numbers are a coincidence because usually in Hinduism, odd numbers are the patterns usually found. The only even numbers are those that involve 8, like 48, 108, 1008 etc. The numbers can also vary depending on the deity sometimes. I personally don't think this is very mysterious, but would definitely like to hear more about what archeologists say about this.

I love the work you do.❤ Thank you for caring enough about these sacred site’s to share their majesty with the world!

What if you where supposed to enter the temple from above?

This is such an interesting temple. India has such a rich history and it's a real shame not a lot of people seek out to learn about it.

Kudos to your rare passion to unravel the mystery of Indian architecture. Thanks for unlocking the minds of the millions...The top aerial view looks similar to a lingam to me, the flat surface similar to the pedestal.And the number sequence 3,6,12,24 - isn't this doubling!

Sadhguru said you are suppose to eat 24 bites of food at one sitting. Maybe this will help you understand something about this temple. I would ask Sadhguru about this particular temple. Namaste

I have never been more excited to find a new channel this is so awesome. I was a US sailor for many years and have always been curious about temples in India, and also about Hindu religion as a whole. I’m not really sold on the genetic experimentation hypothesis, I think a zoo is much more likely. Also on the 3,6,12,24 many number systems were originally base 3 instead of 10, so perhaps math was taught at this ancient site.