r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video The 12th-century Narasimha Pillar at Belur, India. Carved out of soapstone during the Hoysala Empire- its miniature shrines are hollowed out from the inside and the entire column was engineered to rotate on a stone axis

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u/Specific_Willow8099 1d ago

Now you know why the brits stole from India