Reverse-Engineering the Divine: Stone-Carved Flight Manuals and the Ancient Vimana Blueprints of Tirupati
The ancient Indian Temple of Lord Vishnu at Tirumala Tirupati and its carvings on the temple walls are correlated with the modern space engineering. This article interprets the carvings of the temple, ancient Vimana blueprints of the Tirumala Tirupati Temple with the Carved flight manuals. By studying the specific carvings of the temple and comparing with the present scientific research on aerospace technology, we propose potential connections between ancient Indian concepts and contemporary aerospace advancements.
Authors
- R. Senthil Kumar
- P. R. Midhun
- Kavya Vaddadi
- Chamarty Viswanath
Institutions
- National Society of Professional Engineers (US)
- Research Design And Standards Organization (IN)
- Department of Space (IN)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acceleron Aerospace Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.61359/11.2106-2512
- Primary Topic
- Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00