

{"id":46585,"date":"2019-09-19T20:11:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T14:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=46585"},"modified":"2019-09-20T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T09:55:28","slug":"photoshopped-image-viral-as-architectural-marvel-of-ancient-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photoshopped-image-viral-as-architectural-marvel-of-ancient-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshopped image viral as architectural marvel of ancient India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;1212 pillars meet in one dot. Built by legendary Indian engineers 1740 yrs ago at Rameshvaram temple.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>This message has been shared widely on social media along with a photograph showing a hall with pillars, claimed to be a stupendous architectural feat of ancient India.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wni6mCgl9J\">pic.twitter.com\/wni6mCgl9J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Physics &amp; Astronomy Zone (@ZonePhysics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZonePhysics\/status\/1173718350830157824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The above tweet is only the most recent instance of this information being circulated online. Alt News found that it has been shared on social media platforms for the past few years. The Facebook post (below), posted in January 2018, has been shared over 2600 times. Alt News found similar posts dating back to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhushan_gyan\/status\/812312369053331456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E812312369053331456&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmhoaxslayer.com%2Fbig-one-hosang-shahs-tomb-81-pillars-vs%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/guruprasad.gp\/posts\/10214716886745044\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/guruprasad.gp\/posts\/10214716886745044\"><p>Extremely Precise Indian Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>It is such engineering marvels our Govts should showcase to the world, as the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/guruprasad.gp\">Guru Prasad<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/guruprasad.gp\/posts\/10214716886745044\">Saturday, January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The same was posted in January 2018 by S. Gurumurthy, part time director of the RBI.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Look at this fantastic engineering and architectural marvel at Rameshwaram temple..several hundred years old. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LzvDYjqrvr\">pic.twitter.com\/LzvDYjqrvr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 S Gurumurthy (@sgurumurthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sgurumurthy\/status\/955505797739397120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>FACT CHECK<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alt News searched Google with the information available in the info-graphic. Using the key words &#8216;1212 pillars Rameshwaram temple&#8217;, we found that architecture containing exactly 1212 pillars pertains to the Ramanathaswamy temple, at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. The temple has <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/travel\/things-to-do\/10-things-to-do-in-rameshwaram-that-you-must-indulge-in\/explore-the-pillars-and-corridors-in-ramanathaswamy-temple\/ps58104761.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1212 pillars<\/a> in the outer corridor, considered to be the longest temple corridor in the world. This information is available on the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rameswaramtemple.tnhrce.in\/history-rameswaram.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> website<\/a> of the Ramanathaswamy temple.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar1.png 589w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar1-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The claim, insofar as it states that there is a hall of 1212 pillars at the Rameshwaram temple, is correct, Interestingly however, the outer corridor (or third corridor), which has 1212 pillars, looks nothing like the picture circulated on social media. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rameswaramtemple.tnhrce.in\/gallery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photograph<\/a> of the corridor at the Ramanathaswamy temple is posted below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46592\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar2-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar2-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar2-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar2-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar2-990x655.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>WHERE IS THE VIRAL IMAGE FROM?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Since the photograph which has been shared with the claim does not represent the temple at Rameshwaram, Alt News used the reverse-image search tool to establish its origin. In the search result, we found photos of a similar hall with pillars, uploaded on the stock photography website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.in\/detail\/photo\/hoshang-shahs-tomb-mandu-madhya-pradesh-india-royalty-free-image\/523210779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Getty Images<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Getty Images<\/em>, the photo is of Hoshang Shah&#8217;s tomb in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar6-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar6-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar6-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar6-768x1192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar6-990x1537.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar6.jpg 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The above picture comes closest in resemblance to the viral image. A similar image was uploaded by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SATISHUA\/photos\/basw.AbqTQ9mjW66bg2uBdlRilrCoUH4E6toZ7g2pjTCcJFKyIR33d0MAbLYdk1B4z_AQlNBq84PDlTu2mK-H47VhAeTXoTCRA3tWFPnwODK4l15X5OWvKk0ieKLFmarQF5ZyVgv-vc87rnIWZnT6sBI3xdG3aAoxHoDu-NdmqjU43E_Xzw.1685469888264377.449026985271706.737984862926035.260730803994068.1756954984391767.914891255232045.273452526106242.893264444061393.10152636265048192\/1685469888264377\/?type=1&amp;opaqueCursor=AbqQ7p-ZiIVjdmQJJVb7mUpm8LjghkbDisqssFvn93iWuSkvhKl41QpF5_5UbWnVHqUzmLfWXeWVl7Z1MagaHDeqJRE_EgPtSYAjVp4_SkxVrDLW1vXD1yVDzW82yMUzUo8TZcSFx5m70N5yiTFGl474O-4RaMjOGmvbX7UZPk4R2XzjvxYCqeT3TKWM3nX7BJPMKhpE4wPCluFZgtWKtnFar79b8z8mI3opTs22CrjlzEzs-xMDGkoFjYD1nXulM6uaCmxzyfPbHAfJUkbNX2ZYXLBiwyMNMMt_O9wAUAVSP9NwRWczemVjVd3X0_HN6AtaJBujFhIXfCS2s8NqwUlagPIrTDBvNhplIgnxtbd5W1OCCU1Cn_zZF64xW1_wqJ4Fl0IMRpCt_d8kPpS4KdpQP9-lv1dxQI1m1iZMn_1XcmmSuBysSfQNSdZhSg0QBQUuXazkqs9ibb899-vbFj8ompIGzXdsQFacpbWE_3y4JU_AufKLOlXO1mVGyscLe5Ei0tnB3YbZqA5_UTN2J2e6BdX9ThZO8oVIls7KPTeGSYeSK-5dALTxdYCX6yMXt_7of-KCi9wfNt-EX0Pj8rXjPlwrpXMfSEwAlA2FZhXF2n65TY_URsrSYorYMvrwWfBKVPFEHu-TU3_3o4qUtwx5W-cdQsRgrgN_thz35R9qqPHztWwfQCjgZsil80tH50U14ZjU6EgHTFv2_XA5A7g1Znebv0M9SyVeqvgGhX646ysDviyUFyboXFCSdVrvS4U&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook user<\/a> in August this year, stating it was taken at Hoshang Shah&#8217;s tomb.<\/p>\n<p>It is worthwhile to note that the pillars do not &#8220;meet in one dot&#8221; as seen in the viral photo. This suggests that the photograph shared so widely on social media, is photoshopped. Alt News could not find the precise image from any credible source. Moreover, a closer look at the viral image reveals that the pillars on the left have been photoshopped, as the damage visible on the pillar in the foreground is replicated in the other pillars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar5.png 618w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/pillar5-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Ramanathaswamy temple at Rameshwaram, as it stands today, was built in the 12th century by the Pandya dynasty, which had its capital at Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The temple is among the finest specimens of <a href=\"http:\/\/ccrtindia.gov.in\/templearchitecture.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dravidian architecture<\/a>, of which colonnades are a key feature.<\/p>\n<p>The tomb of Hoshang Shah, built in the <a href=\"http:\/\/ignca.gov.in\/Asi_data\/22656.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">15th century CE<\/a> in the then kingdom of Malwa, on the other hand is a classic example of Indo-Islamic architecture, drawing influence and inspiration from Islamic as well as Hindu motifs. It is pertinent to note that the earliest forms of elaborate Dravidian architecture date back to the 7th century CE. In contrast, Indo-Islamic architecture developed from the late 12th century CE, following the capture of Delhi by the Ghurid dynasty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46635\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/JUXTA_TOMB-1024x430.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/JUXTA_TOMB-1024x430.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/JUXTA_TOMB-300x126.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/JUXTA_TOMB-768x322.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/JUXTA_TOMB-990x415.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/JUXTA_TOMB-1320x554.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/JUXTA_TOMB.jpeg 1373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A photograph taken at Hoshang Shah&#8217;s tomb in Mandu, MP was photoshopped and shared widely across social media platforms with the false claim that it represents an architectural marvel of ancient India. Additionally, the claim that the temple at Rameshwaram was built 1740 years ago, is false. The temple dates back to the 12th century CE, whereas the architecture of Mandu is from the 15th century CE.\u00a0The same has been fact-checked by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/smhoaxslayer.com\/big-one-hosang-shahs-tomb-81-pillars-vs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SMHoaxSlayer<\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/factly.in\/a-photoshopped-image-of-hoshang-shah-tomb-pillars-is-being-shown-as-1212-pillars-at-the-rameshwaram-temple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Factly<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;1212 pillars meet in one dot. 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