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  • Madurai Temple Design 1000 Pillars Tikal Guatemala Chichen Itza

    Madurai Temple Design 1000 Pillars Tikal Guatemala Chichen Itza

    I have written quite a few articles on the Indian, specifically Tamil connection to Incas, Mayas and Aztecs.

    That the idols of Shiva, Ganesha and Devi are found there as ruins.

    Th Incas celebrated Makara Sankaranthi Tamil style.

    The Sanctum of Chichen Itza Pyramid and the Sanctum of Chidambaram Natarja temple are identical.

    As this blog journeys through the world to find Sanatana Dharma traces ,I have come across some information,( which I should have anticipated,in the light of the Tamils being the ancestors of the Meso American cultures, Chidambaram being replicated in Chichen Itza),worth sharing.

    That is the design of the Tikal Temple in Complex bears a striking resemblance to Madurai Meenakshi Temple.

    Tikal Temple Ruins, Guatemela.jpg Tikal Temple Ruins, Guatemela. Image Credit. “Tikal Temple1 2006 08 11” by Raymond Ostertag – Self-photographed. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tikal_Temple1_2006_08_11.JPG#/media/File:Tikal_Temple1_2006_08_11.JPG

    Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, Black and White.jpg Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, Black and White.

    Not only this.

    One finds the ruins of a Thousand Pillars ,Aayirangal Mantapam, in chichen Itza , called warriors Tomb as the one in Madurai.

    Devadasis performed there!

    The Concept of Devadasis(Servant Maids of God) is a unique concept of the Tamils/Sanatna Dharma.

    I may add that many South Indian Temples have the 1000 pillars, e.g.Chidambaram.Warangal

    Considering that Meenakshi was a Queen and her husband was Shiva, who is a pre Sanatana Dharma Deity, I should have looked deeper in the Americas about the Tamil presence.

    I had written that Satyavrata Manu, ancestor of Lord Rama migrated to Ayodhya and his son Ikshvaku founded the Ikshvaku Dynasty.

    This was due to a great Tsunami in the South of India.

    Tamil classical literature speaks of this event in great detail.

    Around the same time, Shiva , with his son Ganesha left westwards of India, leaving Murugan(Subrahmanya ) behind.

    He seems to have moved eastwards of India.

    More to follow on this later.

    Ganesha and Shiva left their legacy in the west of India before reaching the Arctic where the Rig Veda was composed.

    Then they returned to India through Russia through the Khyber Pass, which was manipulated to show that Aryans invaded India.

    The remains of Tamil culture in the Mesoamerican and many Nations of the west would support my theory as also the remains and in many cases thriving Sanatana Dharma in South East Asia.

    “The largest temple in Mexico City was the temple of Lord Shiva, the War God of the Mexican whom the Spanish invaders found entwined by golden snakes. This temple was built in the 15th century and had 3000 Deva-Dasis to perform religious ceremonials. The Mexican temple had the Gopuram style. Here you see a reconstruction of the same after it was destroyed by the Spaniards. The temples at Tikal in Mexico also bore the imprint of our famous temple at Madura. No wonder E. G. Squire in his American archaeological researches in 1851 wrote:

    “It is believed a proper examination of these monuments would disclose the fact that in their interior structure as well as in their exterior form and obvious purposes these buildings correspond with great exactness to those of Hindustan and the Indian Archipelago.’Thousand Pillars of Tikal, Chichen Itza.jpg Group of a Thousand Columns at the Chichen Itza World Heritage Site. Image Credit. “Chichen-Itza-1000-Warriors-Columns” by Uspn – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chichen-Itza-1000-Warriors-Columns.jpg#/media/File:Chichen-Itza-1000-Warriors-Columns.jpg

    The layout of Chichen Itza site core developed during its earlier phase of occupation, between 750 and 900 AD. Its final layout was developed after 900 AD, and the 10th century saw the rise of the city as a regional capital controlling the area from central Yucatán to the north coast, with its power extending down the east and west coasts of the peninsula.The earliest hieroglyphic date discovered at Chichen Itza is equivalent to 832 AD, while the last known date was recorded in the Osario temple in 998….

    ..Tikal.

    The closest large modern settlements are Flores and Santa Elena, approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) by road to the southwest.[12] Tikal is approximately 303 kilometres (188 mi) north of Guatemala City. It is 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of the contemporary Maya city of Uaxactun and 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Yaxha. The city was located 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of its great Classic Period rival, Calakmul, and 85 kilometres (53 mi) northwest of Calakmul’s ally Caracol, now in Belize.

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    Chichen Itza is located in the eastern portion of Yucatán state in Mexico.The northern Yucatán Peninsula is arid, and the rivers in the interior all run underground. There are two large, natural sink holes, called cenotes, that could have provided plentiful water year round at Chichen, making it attractive for settlement. Of the two cenotes, the “Cenote Sagrado” or Sacred Cenote (also variously known as the Sacred Well or Well of Sacrifice), is the most famous.

    According to post-Conquest sources (Maya and Spanish), pre-Columbian Maya sacrificed objects and human beings into the cenote as a form of worship to the Maya rain god Chaac. Edward Herbert Thompson dredged the Cenote Sagrado from 1904 to 1910, and recovered artifacts of gold, jade, pottery and incense, as well as human remains. A study of human remains taken from the Cenote Sagrado found that they had wounds consistent with human sacrifice.

    Citations.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikal#Location

    http://vedicempire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=9

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  • Bhima’s Seat Bhimbetka Oldest Cave Shelter

    It is not surprising to find evidence that the Ithihasa and Puranas are right.

    I have been posting articles validating the information provided by the Ithihasas and Puranas with the help of Astronomy,Archeology,Lingusitics and Geology.

    One more addition to the Geological evidence about the Mahabharata.

    We have a place in Madhya Pradesh, Bhimbetka, ‘Bhima’s Seat’

    It is a Rock shelter, presumed to be the oldest in the world.

    It is declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

    Bhimas' Seat, Bhimbetk.jpg
    Bhimas’ Seat, Bhimbetka,Madhya Pradesh India,Rock Shelters

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    The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site of the Paleolithic, exhibiting the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent, and thus the beginning of the South Asian Stone Age. It is located in the Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, near Abdullaganj town and inside the Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary. At least some of the shelters were inhabited by Homo erectus more than 100,000 years ago.[1][2] Some of the Stone Age rock paintings found among the Bhimbetka rock shelters are approximately 30,000 years old.[3] The caves also deliver early evidence of dance. They were declared a World Heritage Site in 2003.

    The name Bhimbetka (भीमबैठका) is associated with Bhima, a hero-deity of the epic Mahabharata.[4] The word Bhimbetka is said to derive from Bhimbaithka, meaning “sitting place of Bhima”

    Man Riding a Horse Bhibedka.jpg
    Man Riding a Horse Bhibedka.

     

    The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetaka (or Bhim Baithaka) lie in the Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh, 45 kilometers south of Bhopal at the southern edge of the Vindhya hills. South of these rock shelters are successive ranges of the Satpura hills.

     

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    Coordinates: 22.9214 N 77.5850 E
    No: 77        (list of all attractions)
    Categories: Petroglyphs and rock art, Caves, Ancient settlements, Ancient burials,Buddhist shrines
    Values: Art, History, Archaeology, Geology
    Rank: 2
    Address: Asia, India, Madhya Pradesh, Raisen district, low hills north from Narmada River, west from Berkhera and south from Obaidullaganj
    Writing in Devanagari: भीमबेटका पाषाण आश्रय
    Age: At least 290,000 years old petroglyphs, paintings up to 15,000 years old, newest drawings – 11th – 14th c. AD.
    UNESCO World Heritage status: Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, 2003, No.925

    hese caves contain the oldest known petroglyphs in the world, some of the most impressive galleries of ancient paintings and even the remnants of Buddhist temples and paintings from 11th – 14th century AD.

    There are hundreds of caves with paintings and some 12 – 15 are open for visitors. In spite of the unique values of Bhimbetka this site is not that popular among tourists yet.

     

    The largest Indian gallery of prehistoric art is spread over wide, circa 40 km² large area. Thus far here have been found some 760 caves on seven hills and more than 500 of these caves contain paintings and other artwork. The largest number of caves is on Bhimbetka Hill – 243 caves and Lakha Juar – 178 caves.

    In a wider area around Bhimbetka there are known more than 1,700 rock shelters. 2 kilometres south-east from Bhimbetka, 1 km east from Bhianpur there is another group of caves with ancient paintings – Chhoti Jamun Jhiri.

    Some caves are very small but others can be large enough to take hundreds of people.

    …

    Most ancient petroglyphs in the world

    There is little doubt – exploration of these caves will provide exciting discoveries for many years to come. One such unexpected discovery was made in a large cave calledAuditorium Cave.

    Auditorium Cave is large, some 25 m long horizontal cave. At the far end of entrance gallery it widens into larger room with three passageways diverting from it. In the centre of this hall there stands enormous boulder – “Chiefs Rock”, 2.5 m high and 3.4 m wide, its volume is approx. 9 m3.

    Cave was well known but it hid an unexpected surprise. In 1990 here, on Chief’s Rock, were discovered 9 cupules – simple, round hemispheric cavities with traces of red pigment. They looked very old but it seemed nearly impossible to find their true age.

     

    Citation.

    Bhimbetka Rock Shelters www. wondermondo.com

    Bhimbeka wiki

     

  • Borobudur Buddhist Temple Designed As Sri Chakra Meru

    The Borobudur Temple, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, is a venerated Buddhist Shrine.

    Borobudur Buddha Shrine, aerial View.jpg
    Borobudur Buddha Shrine, aerial View.Resembles The Sri Chakra

     

    Image Credit.http://www.vanamaliashram.org/

    Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument consists of six square platforms topped by three circular platforms and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.[1] A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues each of which is seated inside a perforated stupa. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple,[2][3] as well as one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world.[4]

    Sri Meru Yantra.jpg
    Sri Meru Yantra.

    Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty, the temple was designed in Javanese Buddhist architecture, which blends the Indonesian indigenous cult of ancestor worship and the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana.[4] The temple also demonstrates the influences of Gupta art that reflects India’s influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indonesian.[5][6] The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path around the monument and ascends to the top through three levels symbolic of Buddhist cosmology: Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades. Borobudur has the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in the world’.

    Ganesha Statue in Borobudur.jpg
    Ganesha Statue in Borobudur.

    In Indonesian, ancient temples are referred to as candi; thus locals refer to “Borobudur Temple” as Candi Borobudur. The term candi also loosely describes ancient structures, for example gates and baths. The origins of the name Borobudur, however, are unclear.

    The Temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 effigies of Buddha in its complex.

    If seen from the air and from the small reproduction of it in the museum and it was made in the form of a Hindu Meru which is a vertical representation of the Sri Yantra. Apparently this was the shape of a Buddhist mandala. The height of the whole edifice before renovation was 42 meters. Now it is only 34.5 meters  since the lowest level has been used as a supporting base.

    Two ancient Ganesha statues are  at the entrance but there was a pool in front of the hotel in which you found a statue of Lakshmi which had a striking resemblance to the Chinese goddess of prosperity called Kuan.

    Borobudur Buddhist Temple.

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  • Mali Ancient Manuscripts Library Torched

    Ancient manuscripts in a Library in Timbuktu ,Mali was torched by Islamic fundamentalists.

    Destroying own culture?

    Manuscript Timbuktu.
    Manuscript Timbuktu.

    “Indeed, Timbuktu has a rich and diverse heritage and a fascinating past. The city and its desert environs are an archive of handwritten texts in Arabic and in African languages in the Arabic script, produced between the 13th and the 20th centuries. The manuscript libraries of Timbuktu are significant repositories of scholarly production in West Africa and the Sahara. Given the large number of manuscript collections it is surprising that Timbuktu as an archive remains largely unknown and under-used. Timbuktu’s manuscript collections deserve close study. It is a significant starting-point for reflecting on Africa’s written traditions.

    Recognising its significance as a site of African architecture and of its scholarly past, Unesco declared Timbuktu a World Heritage Site in 1990.

    http://www.tombouctoumanuscripts.org/

    Julius Caesar  torched the Library  in Alexandria in 48 BC.

    Plutarch (AD 46–120) wrote that during his visit to Alexandria in 48 BC Julius Caesar accidentally burned the library down when he set fire to his own ships to frustrate Achillas‘ attempt to limit his ability to communicate by sea.[3] After its destruction, scholars used a “daughter library” in a temple known as the Serapeum, located in another part of the city.(wiki)