Qutub Minar represents lotus stem rising from Lord Vishnu's navel

In India itself a gigantic statue of the reclining Vishnu lay under the so-called Qutb Tower in Delhi , amidst a lake.

The statue was so huge that the Tower appeared to be a slender lotus stem rising from Vishnu ' s navel. The tower was seven - storied to symbolize the concept of the 7th heaven.

At its top was a dome. Seated under the dome on a lotus seat was the four- faced Brahms holdingthe Vedas. Brahms was shown as presiding over and supervisingthe creation from his heavenly perch .

Around the tower on theground was the zodiacal ecliptic delineated by temples symbolizingthe 27 constellations.the stately gateway leading to that (नक्षत्रालय) Nakshatralaya (i .e. Constellation Enclave ) known as (आलय द्वार) Alai Gateway still stands there. The Vishnu statue was erected in Delhi (meaning threshold in Sanskrit ) because lndraprastha , the capital of Mahabharat times was the hub of the Vedic world .