
The “Rishaba Kunjaram” at the 12th-century Airavatesvara Temple in Darasuram, Tamil Nadu, is a celebrated ancient optical illusion sculpture. It brilliantly carves a bull (Rishaba), representing Lord Shiva’s mount, and an elephant (Kunjaram), symbolizing wisdom, sharing a single, conjoined head. One can find this replica near the Lighthouse at Marina.