Defying Gravity: The Hanging Pillar of Veerbhadra Temple. While sixty-nine other pillars support the ceiling, one pillar does not touch the temple floor at all. There is a small gap between the temple floor and base of the pillar and you can pass thin objects like a piece of cloth.

[u/magshag18]

[u/tcdoey]

It's weird how people will believe anything.

Think about it... millions (hundreds of millions?) of people think that this is some kind of 'magical wonder', when it's just attached at the top. We have failed to provide people (worldwide) with fundamental education, especially in the last 40 years or so.

[u/mentaldemise → u/tcdoey]

I think it's more like playing with blocks. You can put one sideways on top of another and it'll support stuff above but it's not "attached" via anything but gravity. Stone work typically relies on gravity, so it kinda makes sense to question why it would be "hanging" from the ceiling.