Venkataramanan Gopalan - Optical Illusion

Optical Illusion

In many Hindu temples we see bas-reliefs of animals and humans which are different from other sculptures.

In some we can see two or more images of the same or different animal/human share a certain portion of the body. With the result it gives a sort of optical illusion. Multiple images sharing a common portion of the body!

I have seen from two images to nine images in the same sculpture! Obviously it takes a very talented and super imaginative sculptor to make.

This kind of sculpture is not very common and can be seen only in very few temples.

Here I have posted pictures of such sculptures which I have seen and photographed!

For each GIF the actual image will be displayed for 5 seconds and then the subsequent coloured portion of image will be shown for 2 seconds!

Badami Caves, Badami, Karnataka

Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu

Tirukurungudi Temple, Tamil Nadu

KodhandaRama Temple, Vontimitta, AP

Pattadakkal, Karnataka

Kudumiyan Malai Temple, Tanil Nadu

Sri Chintala Venkataramana Temple, Tadipatri, Andhra Pradesk

Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu

Avudayar Koil, Tamil Nadu

Ghanpur Temple, Telangana

Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu

Mukteswara Temple, Bhubaneswar

Ramappa Temple, Telangan

Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu

Pattadakkal, Karnataka

Tirukazhikunram Temple, Tamil Nadu

Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu

Mukteswara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Mukteswara Temple, Bhubaneswar

Vaishnava Nambi temple, Thirukurungudi, Tamil Nadu

Hampi, Karnataka

Vaishnava Nambi temple, Thirukurungudi, Tamil Nadu

Bhu Varaha Swamy temple, Srimushnam, Tamil Nadu

Vaishnava Nambi temple, Thirukurungudi, Tamil Nadu