{"id":4318,"date":"2022-09-14T06:13:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T06:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=4318"},"modified":"2022-09-15T18:16:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:16:39","slug":"v-experts-confirm-that-vettuvan-koil-was-built-around-8th-century-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/v-experts-confirm-that-vettuvan-koil-was-built-around-8th-century-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"5000-year-old single rock structure in India (PHOTO)? Find out the facts\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Social media users often share details of beautiful creations without cross checking the veracity of the claims these photos are associated with. We came across such a recurring post of an unbelievable construction claimed to be from India and over five thousand years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We noticed a viral Facebook post from 2021, with over 19K shares as of now, along with a photo of a structure claiming to be \u201cFound in India, 5000 years old, made from a single rock…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Facebook<\/a> | Archived<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here<\/a> is another more recent post of the same claim from 9th<\/sup> of September. Archived<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many users had commented in awe of this magnificent creation requesting further detail and where such a creation could have been made over 5000 years ago as seen here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Check<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We did a Google reverse image search and were able to find facts about this building complex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We found details about this structure from a blog site, dedicated for travelers and travelling related information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The structure is named as Vettuvan Koil<\/strong><\/a> and located in Tamil N\u0101du, India<\/strong>. The temple was built around 8th<\/sup> century AD, during the reign of the Pandya dynasty. It was entirely carved out from one solid rock. More details can be taken from this blog site<\/a>. Archived<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This temple is dedicated to the God Shiva, and it is protected and maintained by the department of archaeology of Tamil N\u0101du state government. Vettuvan Koil is famous for its unique archaeological structure and has many resemblances to the famous Kailasa Temple in Ellora Caves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And since this masterpiece was abandoned without completion and due to their striking similarities, many experts are of the view that Vettuvan Koil could have been built as a small-scale prototype for Kailasa Temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short video about this temple with this narration can be watched below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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