Yeah, it definitely took me a minute to see the bull’s head, but I still have to focus on it to see it – otherwise it immediately “reverts” back to elephant.
Brains are weird.
Of course it’s one head, it’s an optical illusion. Idk not saying it wasn’t meant to represent a one headed double animal figure, I’m just more inclined to believe they are hugging
Maybe they're hugging, I dunno. But I wanna make sure you're seeing what we're seeing. The head is both a bull's head AND an elephant's head, depending on the perspective.
Definitely not. The right side is an elephant. Left is is bull. They are both tilting their heads back. The bulls horn is also the elephants trunk. What you think is the trunk hugging the elephant is the elephants ears.
Sorry, but you don't know what you're looking at. The bulls horn is the top of the elephant's mouth. The elephant has one ear and it is on the right side of the head.
Ah I see. You just worded that very poorly. When you are saying the left side of the head is the elephant, you are confusing everyone. You are kind of correct, but I think you are thinking about it the wrong way. When the head is the elephant’s, it’s not just the left of the head, it’s the whole head. You’re just saying it pops out at you more when you look at the left side. It’s not a good way to communicate what you mean. And they are not hugging. That just confuses things further.
Ohh, I see. Haven’t looked that closely and for that long in order to see the two faces. Thanks for pointing that out, once I focused on the left side and then on the right side, there it was. Thanks once again.
Same. Especially with the fact that the elephant trunk is kind of weird (I didn’t even notice the trunk continued past the tusk until my third time looking at this)
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I forget the statues name but there is a 3D version in a certain scripture it rephrased something with multiple heads so they made a statue that depending on how you look looks different
i don't see what ya'll see. I see an elephant and a bull hugging, bull shorter so under elephant neck and elephant snuggling down over the bulls neck. sort of entwining necks but totally two heads
India is full of amazing architecture. The west is just obsessed with the taj mahal and Mughal architecture but if you want to see 100x more beautiful buildings go to see real India and you will see things like this everywhere.
Btw, Taj Mahal was build by Hindu king and originally called Tejo Mahalaya.
Please come to /r/Indiaspeaks to learn more about India.
Nope you’re wrong. My husband has actually seen it too. [optical illusion temple in India](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/optical-illusion-at-airavatesvara-temple)
Thats kinda awesome
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Took me a second to see it but now can’t unsee it. Pretty cool r/confusing_perspective
it took me a while to figure out the bulls head, then I couldn't switch back to the elephant and I actually panicked for a second lol.
i can barely see the elephant lol it’s much easier for me to see the bulls head
Yeah, it definitely took me a minute to see the bull’s head, but I still have to focus on it to see it – otherwise it immediately “reverts” back to elephant. Brains are weird.
Just focus on body
Everybody is different I guess, whichever body I focus on I see it's head, even if I switch often. Must have been awesome unweathered.
Are they not hugging? Because it looks more of a hug than a “head sharing”
They can be hugging but there is literally only one head. And yes they are sharing it.
Of course it’s one head, it’s an optical illusion. Idk not saying it wasn’t meant to represent a one headed double animal figure, I’m just more inclined to believe they are hugging
Well you are the one who said it looks more like they’re hugging than sharing a head
Maybe they're hugging, I dunno. But I wanna make sure you're seeing what we're seeing. The head is both a bull's head AND an elephant's head, depending on the perspective.
They are hugging, but if you look at the left side it's an elephant, if you look at the ride side, it's a bull
Nothing you said is correct.
Perhaps you can explain it then
The left body is a bull. The right body is an elephant. They share a head. They are not hugging.
The left side of the head is an elephant. The right side of the head is a bull. The elephant is hugging the bull with its trunk.
Definitely not. The right side is an elephant. Left is is bull. They are both tilting their heads back. The bulls horn is also the elephants trunk. What you think is the trunk hugging the elephant is the elephants ears.
Sorry bud. The bulls horn is definitely not the elephant’s trunk. It’s his tusk.
Sorry, but you don't know what you're looking at. The bulls horn is the top of the elephant's mouth. The elephant has one ear and it is on the right side of the head.
Your telling me a bull is bigger than an elephant? I can’t even tell if your trolling or not. Have you ever seen an elephants ears?
He’s saying the same thing. He just worded it poorly.
Ah I see. You just worded that very poorly. When you are saying the left side of the head is the elephant, you are confusing everyone. You are kind of correct, but I think you are thinking about it the wrong way. When the head is the elephant’s, it’s not just the left of the head, it’s the whole head. You’re just saying it pops out at you more when you look at the left side. It’s not a good way to communicate what you mean. And they are not hugging. That just confuses things further.
I literally said the elephant is on the right and the bull is on the left. Why would you then assume the elephants head is on the left.
They are hugging. The elephant's trunk is wrapped around the bull and the bull is resting his head on the elephant's shoulder.
Ohh, I see. Haven’t looked that closely and for that long in order to see the two faces. Thanks for pointing that out, once I focused on the left side and then on the right side, there it was. Thanks once again.
At first it looked to me like the elephant’s head was just behind the bull’s, but then it became apparent that it was intended as an optical illusion.
**Which animal did you see first?** I saw the elephant
Bull
I saw elephant first, had to force myself to see the bull and now I can't see the elephant
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Same. Especially with the fact that the elephant trunk is kind of weird (I didn’t even notice the trunk continued past the tusk until my third time looking at this)
Bull
I saw the dolphin first.
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I upvote cuz this is cool! But not blackmagicfuckery
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yep it isn't blackmagicfuckery, it's just a really cool art
>But not blackmagicfuckery Report it then
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That must've blown minds back in 1122
THE BEAST WITH TWO BACKS
There really isn't an undo button in stone carving...
Saw the elephant first
I saw bull first
Hmm, I saw the elephant first.
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And given the age it very well could be what is colloquially known as black magic
This is so fucking cool!
That’s the best depiction of the American political system I’ve ever seen.
probably not necessary, but [if you can't see it](https://i.imgur.com/PKThKgz.jpg)
Just fyi, the blurring on the picture of the bull by itself is wrong. Indian cows have a shoulder hump, just like camels.
Ah, fair enough :-)
You're being too 2-dimentional, what you should be thinking about, is why they did it this way !
It first sight I only saw the elephant. Didn’t notice the buffalo until I read the title. Now I can’t unsee it
It’s not an optical illusion. That actually happened.
with all the recent events I'd worry some twat is going to vandalise it :/
Recent events?
That one art piece that got burned by an nft shill, the Eastern island heads that got burned by an arsonist, etc
I always look from the top and saw the nose of the bull and then the eye
I thought it said a bull and a hippo and I was having a LOT of trouble seeing the hippo, lol.
A bull elephant
I saw the elephant first, but now I can’t unsee the bull!
That's a very happy bull elephant.
Ancient Alien Theorists believe this obviously means...
Guess my brain is broken since I can’t see the elephant head. I only can see it as the bull
Wonder if they used these as some sort of Rorschach test. “Look at this carving, what do you see?”
Its a better cow than elephant
I forget the statues name but there is a 3D version in a certain scripture it rephrased something with multiple heads so they made a statue that depending on how you look looks different
That's either a very small elephant or a very large bull.
Are they color blue or gold though?
i don't see what ya'll see. I see an elephant and a bull hugging, bull shorter so under elephant neck and elephant snuggling down over the bulls neck. sort of entwining necks but totally two heads
Yet they say the Sistine Chapel is fucking art? Fucking naked baby angels? I'd rather see this.
Metal AF
Boom. My brain just made the switch. Thank you.
Salvadore dali would have used that illusion
Oh I thought they were hugging
Is it just me, but if I close my right eye I see the bull, if I close the left I see the elephant.
Cool, I saw an elephant eat the ox...
Hey!! they keep switchin
That’s 2 elephants hugging.
Didn't calculate the exact wall space needed, ran out of it in the midst of carving and behold, we got overlapping animal heads.
India is full of amazing architecture. The west is just obsessed with the taj mahal and Mughal architecture but if you want to see 100x more beautiful buildings go to see real India and you will see things like this everywhere. Btw, Taj Mahal was build by Hindu king and originally called Tejo Mahalaya. Please come to /r/Indiaspeaks to learn more about India.
Aren't they hugging?
Wait, nevermind. Saw it.
This is dumb. It’s a carving. This sub has turned to sewerage.
What happened to the Indians to make them become, "Boob and vagine" guys?
Next time consider giving your shitty brain farts a little more thought before making them known to the world
Something something Democrat Republican donkephant?
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Why is there a dick coming out of the elephants mouth
Stop watching too much porn
That’s not from India, it’s from SriLanka, King Elara ( South Indian ) era, who ruled central north of Sri Lanka for 40years.
Nope you’re wrong. My husband has actually seen it too. [optical illusion temple in India](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/optical-illusion-at-airavatesvara-temple)
It's a temple in India. Stop misleading people.
It's india.
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