In this article, we will tell you about the amazing mystery of an ancient temple in India, on the column of which a cyclist is depicted.
We know that the bicycle was first invented and patented at the beginning of the 19th century in Germany by Baron Karl von Drez. The bike was originally called a jogging machine. After many transformations that have made in the design of bicycles over time, we now have the look we now have. Think of the old silent movies where the bicycles had a large front wheel and a small rear wheel. The principles of torque transmission have also changed over time. However, in the southeast of India there is one small ancient temple called "Panchavarnaswami", in which on one of the columns we can observe a cyclist sitting on a modern bicycle.
This carved figurine has attracted the attention of many researchers due to the fact that the ancient temple was supposedly built about 2,000 years ago. It is noteworthy that all the details of the bicycle correspond to modern ideas about this vehicle. The cyclist holds onto the wheel and pedals, and the wheels have spokes. Did the bicycle really exist 2,000 years ago? It's very interesting what the scientific community thinks about it.
Archaeologists and historians adhere to the simplest version on this issue. In their opinion, the figurine of a cyclist was inserted during the reconstruction of this temple and some worker decided to play a joke in this way. However, there are several inaccuracies in this explanation.
Researchers report that the image of a cyclist is not a new building element, but it is carved directly onto the column. There are no seams or discoloration of the stone either. The column itself is also the same as the rest of the columns in the temple. The cutting technique is also similar to the rest of the images.
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This small element in the ancient temple once again raises a number of questions for historians. With each such find, you are convinced that we practically do not know anything for certain about our past. It is possible that the German professor, when he invented the wheel, was also inspired by a similar image on some ancient landmark.