Raja Gopuram” Melkote( Mandya District) . Just 55km from mysore

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Raja Gopuram” Melkote . 55km from mysore

The four incomplete pillars of Raja Gopuram of Melkote look stunning against the bright blue sky. There are many folklore around this structure, one of them being: a sculptor was challenged to complete the construction of pillars and tower over it in one night. The sculptor and his team seemed to be doing well when his opponents fearing the sculptor would win, rang the morning bells at 2am morning in   instead of 5am in the morning. The sculptor abandoned his work and the pillars stand incomplete to this day.
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Film lovers may recollect having seen this location in many movies, including Thalapathy (the Rajinikanth starrer), Guru (Abhishek Bachchan - Aishwarya Rai starrer), Rowdy Rathore (Akshay Kumar - Sonakshi Sinha starrer), and many more... 

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