Is the End of the World Nearing? The Mystery of the Growing Nandi Idol in Kurnool and Kaliyug Prophecies
Key Highlights:
- Growing Nandi Idol: According to local beliefs, the Nandi statue grows by about an inch every 20 years, and legend states that the end of Kaliyug will arrive when the idol comes alive. Scientists, however, attribute this to the expanding nature of the special stone used in its construction.
- Temple Mysteries: The temple features an unexplainable water source flowing into the Pushkarni pond from Nandi's mouth, and a curious absence of crows, linked in folklore to Sage Agastya's curse.
- Gujarat's Growing Shivling: The report also mentions the Shivling at Gujarat's Mrideshwar Temple, which is said to grow by the size of a rice grain annually, symbolizing rising worldly sins.