c/mildlyinteresting · by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 2yJadayupara, the largest bird sculpture in the world. To be found in Kerala, India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatayu_Earth%27s_Center_Nature_Park 507 points · 38 comments · view on lemmy.world
38 Comments
ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 2y
I nearly missed seeing the guy standing on the wing. That is a large sculpture.
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Oh damn, thanks for pointing that out!
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
I was going to mention the guy, but I thought it was too obvious and people would say they could see him already.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 28 pts · 2y
But it's upside down. Somebody.....flip the bird.
I'll see myself out.
Infinite@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 2y
Sometimes cheep jokes are necessary.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y
It had to be done.
sorter_plainview@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 2y
It's based on Mythology. This place is known as where the 'Jatayu', died.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 2y
Just flip the bird, man.
odium@programming.dev · 26 pts · 2y
Completed in 2018 according to that Wikipedia link if anyone else was wondering.
thefartographer@lemm.ee · 20 pts · 2y
By aliens?
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 2y
How else could it be created without slave labour?
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
By paying workers?
thefartographer@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 2y
The fuck you say??? Get out and come back when you've developed some true appreciation for capitalism!
odium@programming.dev · 9 pts · 2y
According to history channel / national geographic channel, probably.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
I'm sure that guy with the stupid hair has a "theory" about it.
Zehzin@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
It just got its nails done and it's shocked at how pretty they look
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
That's pretty damn awesome.
Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 2y
This is actually incredible.
SorteKanin@feddit.dk · 11 pts · 2y
This isn't just mildly interesting
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
I’d have to yell CAAAWWWWWWWWW
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 8 pts · 2y
It looks like it was carved from wood but it's gotta be rock, right?
sorter_plainview@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 2y
It is. Actually the entire 'hill' is a big rock.
burgersc12@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
Jackcooper@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
One of the sacred beasts from BOTW?
AmidFuror@fedia.io · 6 pts · 2y
They cheated giving it outstretched wings. I'd like to know what the largest bird statue with folded wings in the world is.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
I'd like to know that too, but I'm not sure how giving it outstretched wings is cheating. It's something birds do.
AmidFuror@fedia.io · 5 pts · 2y
It's not really important either way. This is still not the world's largest statue of a sparrow, which is a record most people would care about.
Tillyrblue@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Super Mario Sunshine vibes
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
Is this where the term "spread eagle" comes from?
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com · 3 pts · 2y
Instagrammers for no reason at all: I've always wanted to go to India.
TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Is there an antenna on its head?
RobinRoswell@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
I think it's probably a lightning rod.
Mango@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Omg. Rub his belly!
bufalo1973@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
So much giant statues in India... Are they compensating something?
sorter_plainview@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 2y
This one is different from the recent giant statues built. This is more of a tourist place, not related to any political party.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 2y
Most of the world's giant statues were made in NK. I wonder about this one.
samus12345@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I've been playing Dragon's Dogma 2 too much, I have the sudden urge to jump onto it and mash the triangle button.
intensely_human@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
“I said hold it still!”
“Dad it’s a hawk how am I supposed to hold it still?”
“Use this stick I dunno. Just hold it for a minute while I sculpt it”
the sculpture:
Resol@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I swear, if someone made some kind of science fiction themed video game or cartoon (why not both?), a live version of this bird needs to be part of it, it's this good.