A puzzle :-)
Submitted by jkmrao on Wed, 2011-06-01 13:15
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I am enclosing a picture which has three inter-penetrating equilateral triangles. What is the peculiarity of this? Actually I created this from the picture of a temple pillar. Those at Chennai, please visit the temple and satisfy for yourself. This temple is in tiruvAnmaiyUr and it is called marundISvarar temple. Enjoy!
Regards! - mOhana
ammuchandhini
Wed, 2011-06-01 18:54
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Nice pattern u've created jkm sir....thanks for d info about marundisvarar temple....waiting to know about d peculiarity of this pattern...
subashini
Wed, 2011-06-01 20:54
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peculiarity?what would be the peculiarity? it is really the puzzle.I am also waiting.Any how , the pattern is nice.
smahalakshmi
Wed, 2011-06-01 20:57
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Nice design JKM sir. There is some mathmatical theorem that if you connect the centre of all the three equilateral triangles, you will get another equilateral triangle. I really don't know whether this was your idea in developing this design.
Mahalakshmi
smahalakshmi
Wed, 2011-06-01 21:04
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JKM sir, there is also some divine power associated with number 3 and multiples of number 3.
I got this explanation from web browsing -
"Number THREE is symbolized by a triangle. The three is the number of akasha principal, of fate, of Karma, and is attributed to the sphere of Saturn. All things on all levels originate from the akasha principle, the fine pre-matter of all existence, and therefore from the number three. It is the original idea of procreation. Man and woman and child. Also it represents spirit, soul, and body. It is the number of intuition, life and death, and cognition in its highest form. Many flowers have patterns of three or multiples of three. When you gaze upon such a flower, remember the unity of your spirit [will], soul [feeling] and your body.
Number NINE is symbolized by three equilateral triangles interlacing one another. It represents the original idea of the astral or feeling world. It is the number of motion, of rhythm and thus, of life in its most subtle form. It is the number which prepares every situation in the astral or feeling world for the material world. It represents the moon. It is the highest number."
Was this idea behind the design that you have developed?
Mahalakshmi
smahalakshmi
Wed, 2011-06-01 21:07
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The symbol that you have developed has nine corners. May be it is representing nine planets? OMG what happened to me. On seeing your design, my mind is not working on any other thing. Striving to get the right answer.
Please let us know the answer atleast by end of the day. Don't keep it open for a long time like our Dr.
Mahalakshmi
rajamma_2
Wed, 2011-06-01 21:22
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centre round representing SUN and the Nav konams around are the navagrahams?
rajamma
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Wed, 2011-06-01 21:27
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something ralatd to wheel ?
subashini
Wed, 2011-06-01 21:49
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Maha, what is going on?Are you alright?pl wait till he announce the result.Rajam answer is may be correct .
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Wed, 2011-06-01 21:59
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Maha stared your research ?very soon u will get the doctorate but please careful about our PM asshe has already submitted her thesis .Maha common baby u can do it ......
smahalakshmi
Wed, 2011-06-01 22:17
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Dr Rekha and Suba, Even in my third answer, I have also given a similar answer as Rajam mam. I have mentioned that nine corners may represent nine planets (means nava graha). But the centre one didn't strike me as Sun as I was looking into that centre design something related to meditation etc.... May be Rajam mam's guess will be more nearer to Rao Sir's answer.
Mahalakshmi
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Wed, 2011-06-01 22:19
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Maha already started ur research dear .Don't worry u will get ur doctorate .C our PM has already submited her thesis with final result .hurry up dear .I know u can do it ...
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Wed, 2011-06-01 22:23
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Mah c i repeated my comment twice thinking that i forgot to click on post comment .Don't worry sir declare result very fast .All the best dear
ashanagendra
Wed, 2011-06-01 22:43
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this pattern looks like Srichakra for me .
vasanthi
Wed, 2011-06-01 23:20
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JKM Sir, from my browsing I found that its is called as "Borrowmean traingles".
The basic idea of a Borromean ring is that the three rings are inseparable when taken together, but if one of the ring is taken out, the other two fall apart. It is an idea where the sum is more than the parts. An idea where things that individually don’t stand up to make sense, when combined not in pairs but in three, makes something meaningful.The details are clearly given in the link, http://www.nonoscience.info/tag/borromean-rings/
smahalakshmi
Wed, 2011-06-01 23:29
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Wow, Vasanthi dear, very good. Thanks for the link sent by you. How did you search it in google (there should have been some key word for search. what was that?).
Mahalakshmi
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Wed, 2011-06-01 23:28
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vasanthi,maha c how rao sir is smiling on ur enthu...........
vasanthi
Wed, 2011-06-01 23:34
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maha! nothing dear, just type "three triangles iterlaced + hindu temples" search for images there you can see the same marudeeswarar temple image...so click the image you will be forwarded to the respective website.
that's all da..
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Thu, 2011-06-02 01:07
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Sir is still smiling dear........
smahalakshmi
Thu, 2011-06-02 01:40
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I could JKM sir's name in online. May be we'll get the reply soon.
Mahalakshmi
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Thu, 2011-06-02 02:01
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Maha c still our sir is smiling looking at ur impatience to know the answer.”Bekkige(sirnavarige) aata eelege pranasankata ....
jkmrao
Thu, 2011-06-02 02:36
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I hope the kind doctor will agree that I too need to some sleep
I got up a few minutes ago (before 5 AM), very early by American standards. Let me first of all thank you all for your interest, energy and enthusiasm. The answer given by Mrs vasantI is indeed the right one. It is possible that the pattern was sculpted with some religious significance in mind as Mrs mahAlakshmi surmises. These triangular links can be found even in the gAndhAra (in the present Afghanistan in the Kandahar area) buddhist architecture. A nice description is given in the wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borromean_rings . If you cut any triangle, everything falls apart. In fact, the moment I worked on one triangle for the weaving pattern, it worked for the whole figure.
Actually my interest in the marundISvarar temple pillar arose for a different reason. I read an article recently wherein it was mentioned that kOlam is of recent origin, perhaps seventeenth or eighteenth century. I have literary references with me in telugu wherein muggulu were mentioned in the fifteenth century by vinukoMDa vallbharAya and by SrikRshNAdEvarAya in the sixteenth century. I am still searching for older references. Then I was searching for these on temple pillars, roofs, etc. It is in that connection that I chanced on the tiruvAnmiyUr pillar which is said to have been built between the 7th and 9th centuries. I have also a theory that the sea was very close to the temple then and it receded by a mile during the last 1000 years
Also I found chikku kOlam like patterns on a pillar in a karUr temple. People may remember I asked for help too in this regard (for a better picture). I still need help to get old temple patterns and literary references. But patterns like this (in the form of snakes like the ones Mrs rAjammA used to draw) are present in mAghA's SiSupalavadha (8th century) in the form of sarpa bandha, etc. So the art of rangavalli is quite ancient. By the way, the knot of eternity on a Tibetan flag is called SrIvatsa and it is one of the eight important tenets of buddhism which means the rangOlis are nearly 2000 years old. So here you have the origin for this puzzle.
Regards! - mOhana
smahalakshmi
Thu, 2011-06-02 03:05
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JKM sir, thanks for the detailed description. Vasanthi, good work dear.
Mahalakshmi
vasanthi
Thu, 2011-06-02 03:51
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thank you JKM Sir. (sir actually I got impressed by your awareness, knowledge, analytical power, innovative creations, etc, etc. ) I want to be atleast 1% of yours that's why when I saw your puzzle, i enthusiastically searched the web for the info. that's all sir.
Sir the info is saying that "where things that individually don’t stand up to make sense, when combined not in pairs but in three, makes something meaningful." As maha said Is number three has a special meaning, Is it refers to a family (husband, wife, child), (spirit, soul, body), etc..three and multiples of three has some meaning and power in it"
navagraha, navarathinam, navarasam..., arusuvai, aarumugan, arupadai veedu...etc...?
kindly explain.
vasanthi
Thu, 2011-06-02 04:03
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thank you maha
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Thu, 2011-06-02 04:20
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Congrats! vasatni and maha dear finally ur thesis is approved by our sir...Sie indeed i appreciate ur knowledge and the pain u take to reach to the goal .And also would like to mention tha ur profile picure is very attractive with big grin....
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Thu, 2011-06-02 04:32
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vasanthji aapke tharif se sirji thode se mote ho gaye dekhoto.......Hame abi unse Sharir ke vayam karvane padenge ..Dimagke vayam aapne diye hi hai
jkmrao
Thu, 2011-06-02 06:15
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achchachhO, really I am bloated
Regards! - mOhana
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Thu, 2011-06-02 20:39
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WOOOW!Sir, kitne motu aur cuuuute lagrahehon....Vasanthi,Maha what u did to sir c.....chalo ab excercise shuru karthe hai .....ah ah eh eh