Rotating Pillar Found In Dark Chamber - Evidence of Ancient
Jan 28, 2022 11:19:10 GMT 10
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Post by brillbilly on Jan 28, 2022 11:19:10 GMT 10
Rotating Pillar Found In Dark Chamber - Evidence of Ancient Technology in India?
Beautiful stonework for sure!
In the dark corner of the Ancient ChennaKeshava temple in Karnataka, there is a weird rotating pillar. Is it just a pillar, or was it a machine?
Hey guys, today I am going to show you this strange pillar inside the Chennakesava temple. Experts confirm that this is a rotating pillar, and was not built as a regular pillar. At first glance, the pillar looks like a metal cylinder, but after a closer look, you realize it is made of stone.
Will this pillar actually rotate? I did take multiple tour guides, and all of them explained that the Archeological Survey of India, a government organization has confirmed that it was built as a rotating pillar 900 years ago by ancient builders, but the pillar stopped rotating about 300 years ago.
I have already shown you a pillar with rotating parts in another temple, but an entire pillar rotating would be a spectacular sight. How did it rotate? At the bottom, you can see a small gap. If you look inside, you can see small stone balls, some of them are still intact, even though most of the stone balls have been crushed. These are the ball bearings on which the pillar rotated. This is called Thrust Bearing or Thrust Ball Bearing where balls are placed between 2 rotating parts to reduce friction. We use the same technology for rotating parts today but we use metal balls instead of stone. On the top of the pillar also, u can see the exact same gap, yes there are ball bearings there too, confirming that it was built as a rotating pillar.
But why did they create such a rotating pillar? What could be the reason for that? This entire cylinder looks like a miniature index, like the table of contents in a book. What do I mean by this? Before buying a book, you will take a look at the table of contents, to get an idea of what is inside the book. This pillar is designed to show the contents of the temple. On the top, you will see small scale Madhanikas standing at an angle. All over the temple, there are giant Madhanikas placed around the top, standing at an angle. If you walk around the temple, you will see large carvings of various Gods, we do see miniature carvings of various Gods in the pillar. You can see miniature models of everything you will see in the temple. Here is a tiny elephant, a cute little bull, yeah that does look like a dinosaur. And yes, we do see these weird dinosaurs and other animals carved outside as well.
But they not only carved the same miniature figures, they also carved using the same technique. Watch this. You can take both your hands, and then put the fingers inside at the back of several carvings, and your hands will touch one another. What does it mean? This means, it is completely hollow behind these carvings. These carvings are just a few inches tall, so think about the advanced carving techniques the ancient builders must have used. I know it is hard to see because it is dark, but if you look carefully, you can see both the hands touching behind these carvings, this is an insane mix of technology and artistic beauty.
But why did they have to make this pillar rotatable? Today, we scroll through the table of contents to see what we like in a book, did ancient people rotate this pillar to check out the miniature carvings, to see what they like in this temple? I know this theory is not convincing to you, because it is also not convincing to me. Perhaps the real answer lies in this spot. Yes, there is a particular spot, that is completely empty.
On the left rectangle, you can see a figure carved. On the right, again you can see another carving. But why is this blank? One interpretation is that they left it blank to show that God, the Supreme power has no definite shape, size or form. Many people think Hinduism is only about Idol worship and polytheism, but even during ancient times, Hinduism acknowledged and discussed other philosophies like God is formless, this is called Nirakara & Nirguna during ancient times. Hinduism even discusses atheism, theosophy and other beliefs as well. So, did the sculptors leave it blank to show that God is formless? This is a wonderful theory, but why didn’t the sculptors leave any giant panels empty in the temple walls to show that God is formless?
Beautiful stonework for sure!
In the dark corner of the Ancient ChennaKeshava temple in Karnataka, there is a weird rotating pillar. Is it just a pillar, or was it a machine?
Hey guys, today I am going to show you this strange pillar inside the Chennakesava temple. Experts confirm that this is a rotating pillar, and was not built as a regular pillar. At first glance, the pillar looks like a metal cylinder, but after a closer look, you realize it is made of stone.
Will this pillar actually rotate? I did take multiple tour guides, and all of them explained that the Archeological Survey of India, a government organization has confirmed that it was built as a rotating pillar 900 years ago by ancient builders, but the pillar stopped rotating about 300 years ago.
I have already shown you a pillar with rotating parts in another temple, but an entire pillar rotating would be a spectacular sight. How did it rotate? At the bottom, you can see a small gap. If you look inside, you can see small stone balls, some of them are still intact, even though most of the stone balls have been crushed. These are the ball bearings on which the pillar rotated. This is called Thrust Bearing or Thrust Ball Bearing where balls are placed between 2 rotating parts to reduce friction. We use the same technology for rotating parts today but we use metal balls instead of stone. On the top of the pillar also, u can see the exact same gap, yes there are ball bearings there too, confirming that it was built as a rotating pillar.
But why did they create such a rotating pillar? What could be the reason for that? This entire cylinder looks like a miniature index, like the table of contents in a book. What do I mean by this? Before buying a book, you will take a look at the table of contents, to get an idea of what is inside the book. This pillar is designed to show the contents of the temple. On the top, you will see small scale Madhanikas standing at an angle. All over the temple, there are giant Madhanikas placed around the top, standing at an angle. If you walk around the temple, you will see large carvings of various Gods, we do see miniature carvings of various Gods in the pillar. You can see miniature models of everything you will see in the temple. Here is a tiny elephant, a cute little bull, yeah that does look like a dinosaur. And yes, we do see these weird dinosaurs and other animals carved outside as well.
But they not only carved the same miniature figures, they also carved using the same technique. Watch this. You can take both your hands, and then put the fingers inside at the back of several carvings, and your hands will touch one another. What does it mean? This means, it is completely hollow behind these carvings. These carvings are just a few inches tall, so think about the advanced carving techniques the ancient builders must have used. I know it is hard to see because it is dark, but if you look carefully, you can see both the hands touching behind these carvings, this is an insane mix of technology and artistic beauty.
But why did they have to make this pillar rotatable? Today, we scroll through the table of contents to see what we like in a book, did ancient people rotate this pillar to check out the miniature carvings, to see what they like in this temple? I know this theory is not convincing to you, because it is also not convincing to me. Perhaps the real answer lies in this spot. Yes, there is a particular spot, that is completely empty.
On the left rectangle, you can see a figure carved. On the right, again you can see another carving. But why is this blank? One interpretation is that they left it blank to show that God, the Supreme power has no definite shape, size or form. Many people think Hinduism is only about Idol worship and polytheism, but even during ancient times, Hinduism acknowledged and discussed other philosophies like God is formless, this is called Nirakara & Nirguna during ancient times. Hinduism even discusses atheism, theosophy and other beliefs as well. So, did the sculptors leave it blank to show that God is formless? This is a wonderful theory, but why didn’t the sculptors leave any giant panels empty in the temple walls to show that God is formless?
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