You've caught the sun! A photographer has created the perfect optical illusion by working in silhouette to make it seem as though a man was able to grasp the sun with both hands

Dr Vivek Nikam took the series of mesmerising images at sunrise in Mangalwedha, central India

The sequence shows the figure leaning down before raising the ball of gas slowly up from the ground

The silhouetted figure continues to raise the sun before resting it on his shoulder and eventually lifting it over his head triumphantly

Dr Nikam said: 'The sun in India is seen as a very precise gift which I love to use in my photography' 

Sky's the limit: One of the images shows the shadowy figure resting the blazing sun on his shoulder before assuming the final position 

The final shot sees the man looking out over the countryside with both hands raised above his head as they clasp each side of the sun