Of light and shadow

October 13, 2011 12:00 am | Updated 04:20 am IST

A marvel: The inverted shadow of the tower atop the sanctum sanctorum of the Virupaksha temple at Hampi on Wednesday. The second such attraction, the result of a kind of pinhole camera effect created with stonework at the temple, which was noticed recently, is drawing people in large numbers. — Photo: S.S. Bellodimath

A marvel: The inverted shadow of the tower atop the sanctum sanctorum of the Virupaksha temple at Hampi on Wednesday. The second such attraction, the result of a kind of pinhole camera effect created with stonework at the temple, which was noticed recently, is drawing people in large numbers. — Photo: S.S. Bellodimath

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