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One of the world's oldest optical illusions; how many animals do you see?

Hidden within the Airavatesvara Temple in Thanjavur, a city in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, lies a nearly nine-hundred-year-old optical illusion that continues to baffle viewers. Can you spot both animals in this carving?

This ancient image, intricately carved in stone, showcases an elephant and a bull. The Airavatesvara Temple believed to have been constructed in the late 12th century, is considered the world's oldest optical illusion.

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