The door frames of temples usually have decorative designs,
and sometimes miniature carvings. Some door frames of temples have Dashavatara
images. The door frames of Lepakshi Temple have musicians playing on various
instruments.
Lepakshi is a village in the
Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh. The Veerabhadra temple of Lepakshi, built
by the brothers Viranna and Virupanna, is dedicated to Veerabhadra. It is
one of the important heritage sites in Andhra Pradesh highlighting the legacy
of Vijayanagara Dynasty.
Folklore in these
parts says that Lepakshi actually is “le pakshi”, which means “rise bird” in
Telugu. During the Ramayana era, this was the place where Jataayu (the
legendary bird) fought Raavana as he was kidnapping Sita. Ultimately, Jataayu
lost the battle and fell here. When Rama came searching for Sita, he found
Jataayu, who told him of Sita's kidnapping by Raavana and the direction he had
taken. Rama is then supposed to have asked Jataayu “le pakshi”, asking him to
rise and hence the name “le pakshi” for the place.
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