The 900+ year old Hoysaleswara Temple in India features massive stone pillars, each ~9 feet tall and weighing over 10 tons. Archaeologists have accepted these were made using lathe machining technology, with circular tool marks clearly visible. No two pillars look alike — possibly representing distinct sound frequencies!
Hoysaleswara Temple pillars show accepted lathe machining, 900 years old
Key facts
- The Hoysaleswara Temple in India is at least 900 years old by standard archaeological accounts
- Archaeologists have accepted that the temple's pillars were created using lathe machining technology, a rare acknowledgment
- The pillars are approximately 9 feet tall and weigh more than 10 tons each
- Each pillar is visually distinct, with no two looking alike
- The pillars display circular marks consistent with rotating machining mechanisms rather than hand-chiseling
- The speaker hypothesizes each pillar may represent a specific mantra or frequency as a 3D visual representation of sound
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Sources
Was Hoysaleswara Temple built with lathes?skeptics.stackexchange.com
Many art historians accept the theory that the Hoysala pillars were prepared on lathe. The pillars of the later period, particularly those ...
Hoysala Temples Lathe Turned Stone Precision Ancient Engineeringhinduvigyan.com
The stone pillars aren't just carved – they appear to have been turned on a massive lathe. Each pillar displays perfect rotational symmetry, a ...
Hoysala architectureen.wikipedia.org
Most Hoysala temples have a plain covered entrance porch supported by lathe turned (circular or bell-shaped) pillars which were sometimes further carved with ...
Lathe Pillar Inside the Main Sanctum of Hoysaleswara Temple Stock Photodreamstime.com
This is the Lathe Pillar inside the main sanctum of Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu, Karnataka, India which was built in 12th Century by Hoysala Empire.
Hoysala Architecture of Medieval Indiabrewminate.com
Built in 1121 CE, it was principally constructed under the patronage of wealthy local merchants and aristocrats. There are four entrances to the ...
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