Claim
There is a sculpture on a stone wall with a computer and keyboard in Talagiri temple built by Pallava king Narasimha II 1400 years ago. How is this even possible when there was no electricity? Which sound and light would they have used or what way would they have used?
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Explanation
A photo claiming that it is a sculpture in the 1400-year-old Talagiri Shivalaya temple built by the Pallava king Narasimha II showing a person sitting near a computer and a keyboard is viral on social media saying how is this possible.
1400 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு பல்லவ மன்னன் இரண்டாம் நரசிம்மனால் கட்டப்பட்ட தாளகிரி சிவாலயத்தில் கம்ப்யூட்டர் மற்றும் கீ போர்டுடன் ஒரு சிற்பம் கல்லிலே சுவற்றில் உள்ளது. இது எப்படி சாத்தியம்? pic.twitter.com/OPtIRcI0V0
— (@sundar_offl) July 29, 2022
1400 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு பல்லவ மன்னன் இரண்டாம் நரசிம்மனால் கட்டப்பட்ட தாளகிரி சிவாலயத்தில் கம்ப்யூட்டர் மற்றும் கீ போர்டுடன் ஒரு சிற்பம் கல்லிலே சுவற்றில் உள்ளது. இது எப்படி சாத்தியம்? pic.twitter.com/JjUUP0o2M1
— வெற்றி தாமரை (@PSuyambuNadar) July 30, 2022
Before this, many people have shared the same photo on social media in English claiming that the person in the sculpture is typing on a computer and keyboard. Our followers asked about its authenticity.
What is the truth?
When looking at the reverse search of the photo which is going viral in Tamil saying that it is the oldest sculpture in the temple built by the Pallava king, some websites like “Aztec Computer” mentioned it as Mexican Art Ork.
When we searched further about this image, the cover photo of the science fiction book Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain published in 2003 was found.
An image of a man operating a computer on the cover of a science fiction book related to Spain and Latin America is being misrepresented as a sculpture from a Pallava temple.
Conclusion
The claim that there is a stone sculpture with a computer and keyboard on the wall in Talagiri temple built by Pallava king Narasimha II 1400 years ago is wrong. The image is a 2003 Spanish and Latin American science fiction novel.
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