Tomb Raider III Question

Too mundane for GQ, so here goes…

If any of you have played and/or solved Tomb Raider III-- what is the signifigance of the guy in the next-to-last room in the India/Temple Ruins level? He’s obviously a bad guy; he has a hole right through the middle of the torso. But why is he in the crucifixion position, and why/how is he just sort-of hanging there in space???

Is there some signifigance to all this?

Thanks.