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Outdoor Miracles
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The Vanishing Elephant
(September
1996) |
The Vanishing Elephant Act :
The Elephant belonging to the Udupi
Srikrishna temple was brought to the open ground in Manipal, Karnataka and was
secured to the ground with chains. It was also surrounded by a
human chain made by the spectators.
As soon as Shankar Junior made a symbolic miniature sandal wood
elephant disappear, the real live elephant was also vanished !! |
The Great Indian Rope Trick
(November 1997) |
The mesmerized crowd of over 30,000 |
The Great Indian Rope Trick :
The Shankars World of Magic, through its Gili Gili, was instrumental in
organizing the
performance of the legendary Indian Rope Trick for the first time after 600 years.
The magician placed a twenty feet long rope in a basket. While he was playing his flute, the rope rose and stood-up
straight. Then, a boy climbed up. On the magician's command the rope collapsed. A miracle indeed !! |
The Death Sword Escape
(January 2000) |
The Death Sword Escape :
Shankar was chained to the base of a pole
with 20 sharp swords (weighing nearly 80 kilos) hanging above his head
at a height of 20 feet. Over 40 feet of chain and 25 locks were used to
secure him.
When the chord holding the swords was set on fire, he had less than 15
seconds to escape. But he did his escape act . . . . . . successfully !! |
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The India Gate Disappears
!! (September 2001) : The Shankars successfully experimented this Illusion on Sept. 7, 2001 at the India Gate Lawn, New Delhi, before the amazed tourists gathered |
The India Gate Disappears
(September 2001) |
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Transparent Water Cell Escape : (September 2002) Shankar Junior was
shackled and placed into a large transparent water tank with nearly 600 litres
of water. The Transparent Water Cell was locked and secured. All the process was
supervised by dignitaries from the audience.
Shankar Junior remained
submerged for one minute in full view.
A curtain was lifted in
front and . . .. there he was . . !!!. He made his escape in less than 10
seconds !!!. |
Transparent
Water Cell Escape
(September 2002) |
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Catching 2 Bullets
: (November 2002) It was an event to behold. Shankar Jr., created an
illusion where he caught the bullets fired from two separate guns from among the
audience at the Town Hall, Bangalore.
The bullets fired by two
sharp-shooters broke the glass fixed to a frame before they were caught by
Shankar Jr.
The two guns - one 12 bore
and the .22 -- were loaded right in front of the audience before being fired by
the two sharp-shooters.
Prof. Shankar had performed the magic feat in 1966 when he held a single bullet,
but his son held two bullets -- one in his right hand and other in his mouth,
creating history in their world of magic.
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Catching 2 Bullets
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