Arul Lakshminarayan

Department of Physics
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, India



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Borromean triangles at
                MarundheeswararBorromean Triangles in the Marundheeswarar temple at Thiruvanmayur

Marundheeswarar Kovil, a Saivite temple in South Madras datng from the sixth century A.D. (at least) has several remakable designs on the pillars of
the presiding deity Tirupurasundari. At once mathematically sophisticated and
fascinating, they speak as allegories of notions that are integral to yoga and tantra.
The Borromean motif is an universal one and has three circles, triangles or other
shaped loops that are such that while no two are linked to each other, all three are linked together. If any one of them is cut, the other two fall apart. Read more about these in this article. See more below. And the YinYang? Wasnt that Chinese? What is it doing in an ancient south Indian temple?
Prime Knot at Marundheeswarar Yin Yang