Evidence of Hinduism in countries other than India
1. Was the Christian Vatican originally a Shiva temple?
In
these pictures take a look at the tripundra (three lines worn by Lord Shiva as
tilak). The word 'Vatican' itself is derived from the Sanskrit word Vatika,
which means Vedic cultural or religious centers, such as Yagna-Vatika. Such
words and discoveries prove that the Vatican was a Hindu (Vedic) religious
center before its incumbent was forced to accept Christianity from 1st century
AD. Also, according to some reports, a Shiva linga was found during the
excavation and is kept for display at a Museum in Rome.
Siva Linga at Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City
This Siva Lingam is exhibited in Gregorian Etruscan Museum,
Vatican City. It has the most important Etruscan collection in Rome, starting
with early Iron Age objects from the 9th century BC.
2.
Kaba
and Mecca
and
Their Roots in Hinduism
The
Shiv Ling at The Kaba. It was broken in seven
places and now is held together by a silver band.
places and now is held together by a silver band.
The Black Stone which is the
Shiv Emblem (also known as Sange Aswad which is a corrupted form of the
Sanskrit word Sanghey Ashweta--meaning non-white stone) still
survives in the Kaba as the central object of Islamic veneration. All other
Vedic Idols could be found buried in the precincts or trampled underfoot in
labyrinthine subterranean corridors if archaeological excavations are
undertaken. The Black Stone has been badly mutilated, its carved base has
disappeared and the stone itself is broken at seven places. It's parts are now
held together by a silver band studded with silver nails. It lies half buried
in the South Eastern portion of the Kaba Wall. The term Kaba itself is a
corruption of the Sanskrit word Gabha (Garbha + Graha) which means Sanctum.
Kaba itself was dedicated to the
Moon God Somnath alias Shiv and the word Somnath was
corrupted to Manat. The famous Black Stone is none other than the Shiv
Ling of Makkeshwar alias Mecca. Lord Shiva is always shown with a
crescent Moon on his head and every Shiva temple is supposed to have a sacred
water spring representing the Ganges. The Crescent Moon pinnacle of the
Kaba and the Zamzam spring (actually Zamza from Ganga) are
irrefutable testaments to the Vedic origins of the Kaba.
Maqam-E-Ibrahim
or more appropriately the pedestal of Brahma.
This shrine is actually the
pedestal of Brahma. Notice that the word, Ibrahim is actually a
corruption of the word, Brahma. The octogonal grill which is a Vedic design,
protects the holy footprints which represent the start of the creation nearly
2000 million years ago. Before it was captured by the Muslims
it was an international shrine of the Vedic trinity.
The text of the crucial
Vikramaditya inscription, found inscribed on a gold dish hung inside the Kaaba
shrine in Mecca, is found recorded on page 315 of a volume known as
‘Sayar-ul-Okul’ treasured in the Makhtab-e-Sultania library in Istanbul,
Turkey. Rendered in free English the inscription says:
"Fortunate are those who were born (and lived) during king Vikram’s reign. He was a noble, generous dutiful ruler, devoted to the welfare of his subjects. But at that time we Arabs, oblivious of God, were lost in sensual pleasures. Plotting and torture were rampant. The darkness of ignorance had enveloped our country. Like the lamb struggling for her life in the cruel paws of a wolf we Arabs were caught up in ignorance. The entire country was enveloped in a darkness so intense as on a new moon night. But the present dawn and pleasant sunshine of education is the result of the favour of the noble king Vikramaditya whose benevolent supervision did not lose sight of us- foreigners as we were. He spread his sacred religion amongst us and sent scholars whose brilliance shone like that of the sun from his country to ours. These scholars and preceptors through whose benevolence we were once again made cognisant of the presence of God, introduced to His sacred existence and put on the road of Truth, had come to our country to preach their religion and impart education at king Vikramaditya’s behest."
"Fortunate are those who were born (and lived) during king Vikram’s reign. He was a noble, generous dutiful ruler, devoted to the welfare of his subjects. But at that time we Arabs, oblivious of God, were lost in sensual pleasures. Plotting and torture were rampant. The darkness of ignorance had enveloped our country. Like the lamb struggling for her life in the cruel paws of a wolf we Arabs were caught up in ignorance. The entire country was enveloped in a darkness so intense as on a new moon night. But the present dawn and pleasant sunshine of education is the result of the favour of the noble king Vikramaditya whose benevolent supervision did not lose sight of us- foreigners as we were. He spread his sacred religion amongst us and sent scholars whose brilliance shone like that of the sun from his country to ours. These scholars and preceptors through whose benevolence we were once again made cognisant of the presence of God, introduced to His sacred existence and put on the road of Truth, had come to our country to preach their religion and impart education at king Vikramaditya’s behest."
As the pilgrim proceeds towards
Mecca he is asked to shave his head and beard and to don special sacred attire
that consists of two seamless sheets of white cloth. One is to be worn round
the waist and the other over the shoulders. Both these rites are remnants of
the old Vedic practice of entering Hindu temples clean- and with holy seamless
white sheets.
Another Hindu tradition
associated with the Kaaba is that of the sacred stream Ganga (sacred waters of
the Ganges river). According to the Hindu tradition Ganga is also inseparable
from the Shiva emblem as the crescent moon. Wherever there is a Siva emblem,
Ganga must co-exist. True to that association a sacred fount exists near the
Kaaba. Its water is held sacred because it has been traditionally regarded as
Ganga since pre-Islamic times (Zam-Zam water).
Semitic comes from the Sanskrit
word Smritic. Arabs followed the
ancient Vedic Smritis such as Manu-Smriti as their revered religious guides and thus they were identified as Smritic which has been corrupted into Semitic.
ancient Vedic Smritis such as Manu-Smriti as their revered religious guides and thus they were identified as Smritic which has been corrupted into Semitic.
For a long time the Uttarapath
(Northern Highway) was the international highway to the North of India. It was
via Uttarapath that Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries drew their
spiritual, educational and material sustenance from India. Besides, this
Sea-links were formed with India at least 800 years before the advent of Islam.
Basra was the ancient gateway to India because it was at this port that the
Arab lands recieved Indian goods and visitors. At that time the spoken language
was Sanskrit, which later dwindled into the local variation that we now call
Arabic. The proof of this is that thousands of words that were derived from
Sanskrit still survive in Arabic today.
It might come as a stunning
revelation to many that the word ‘ALLAH’ itself is Sanskrit. In Sanskrit
language Allah, Akka and Amba are synonyms. They signify a goddess or mother.
The term ‘ALLAH’ forms part of Sanskrit chants invoking goddess Durga, also
known as Bhavani, Chandi and Mahishasurmardini. The Islamic word for God is.,
therefore, not an innovation but the ancient Sanskrit appellation retained and
continued by Islam. Allah means mother or goddess and mother goddess.
One Koranic verse is an exact translation of a stanza in the Yajurveda. This was pointed out by the great research scholar Pandit Satavlekar of Pardi in one of his articles.
[Note: Another scholar points out that the following teaching from the Koran is exactly similar to the teaching of the Kena Upanishad (1.7).
The Koran:"Sight perceives Him not. But He perceives men's sights; for He is the knower of secrets , the Aware."
Kena Upanishad:"That which cannot be seen by the eye but through which the eye itself sees, know That to be Brahman (God) and not what people worship here (in the manifested world)."
A simplified meaning of both the above verses reads:
God is one and that He is beyond man's sensory experience.]
One Koranic verse is an exact translation of a stanza in the Yajurveda. This was pointed out by the great research scholar Pandit Satavlekar of Pardi in one of his articles.
[Note: Another scholar points out that the following teaching from the Koran is exactly similar to the teaching of the Kena Upanishad (1.7).
The Koran:"Sight perceives Him not. But He perceives men's sights; for He is the knower of secrets , the Aware."
Kena Upanishad:"That which cannot be seen by the eye but through which the eye itself sees, know That to be Brahman (God) and not what people worship here (in the manifested world)."
A simplified meaning of both the above verses reads:
God is one and that He is beyond man's sensory experience.]
The Muslim month ‘Safar’
signifying the ‘extra’ month (Adhik Maas) in the Hindu calendar. The Muslim
month Rabi is the corrupt form of Ravi meaning the sun because Sanskrit ‘V’
changes into Prakrit ‘B’ (Prakrit being the popular version of Sanskrit
language). The Muslim sanctity for Gyrahwi Sharif is nothing but the Hindu
Ekadashi (Gyrah = elevan or Gyaarah). Both are identical in meaning.The Islamic
practice of Bakari Eed derives from the Go-Medh and Ashva-Medh Yagnas or
sacrifices of Vedic times. Eed in Sanskrit means worship. The Islamic word Eed
for festive days, signifying days of worship, is therefore a pure Sanskrit
word. The word MESH in the Hindu zodiac signifies a lamb. Since in ancient
times the year used to begin with the entry of the sun in Aries, the occasion
was celebrated with mutton feasting. That is the origin of the Bakari Eed
festival.
[Note: The word Bakari is an Indian language word for a goat.]
[Note: The word Bakari is an Indian language word for a goat.]
Shabibarat is the corrupt form
of Shiva Vrat and Shiva Ratra.
The ancient Vedic scripture
Harihareswar Mahatmya mentions that Lord Vishnu's footprints are consecrated in
Mecca. An important clue to this fact is that Muslims call this holy precint
Haram which is a deviation of the Sanskrit term Hariyam, i.e. the precint of
Lord Hari alias Lord Vishnu. The relevant stanza reads:
"Ekam Padam Gayayantu MAKKAYAANTU Dwitiyakam Tritiyam Sthapitam Divyam Muktyai Shuklasya Sannidhau"
"Ekam Padam Gayayantu MAKKAYAANTU Dwitiyakam Tritiyam Sthapitam Divyam Muktyai Shuklasya Sannidhau"
The allusion is to the Vamana
incarnation of Lord Vishnu whose blessed feet were consecrated at three holy
sites, namely Gaya, Mecca and Shukla Teertha. Worshipping such carved, holy
foot impressions is a holy Vedic custom which convert Muslims are inadvertently
perpetuating. But in doing this they delude themselves and mislead others that
these foot-impressions which are on reverential display in several mosques and
tombs around the world are in fact Muhammad's own. There are several snags in
this argument. Firstly worshipping a foot -impression amounts to idolatry and
should therefore be taboo for a true Muslim. Secondly Muhhamad disclaimed
having performed any miracles. Therefore there can be no foot-impression of his
on stone. Thirdly foot-impressions must always be in pairs like shoes. Yet in
most of these shrines, it is usually a single footprint which suggests that
Muhammad walked on only one foot. Another question that crops up is whether the
foot-impression is of the same size and foot in all the shrines. The fact
appears to be that when the Vedic Kaba shrine in Mecca was invaded by Muhammad,
the pairs of foot impressions of Vedic deities there were plundered and later
traded to the gullible and devout as Muhammad's own footprints for some favour,
reward or personal gain by unscrupulous clergy. That is why they are single and
not in pairs.
Hareem is Arabic for women —
plural. Hormah is woman. Hareem is the women of the house. Hormah comes from
Arabic haram, holy, sacrosanct, sanctuary. "Most surely the first house
appointed for men is the one at Bekka (Mecca), blessed and a guidance for the nations.
In it are clear signs, the standing place of Ibrahim ..". The Kuran talks about Bekka (the older name
of Mecca) being the first house of worship appointed for mankind. It also
addresses this place as Umm ul-Qurâ i.e., Mother of the Settlements. The actual
structure of the Kaaba has been demolished and rebuilt several times in the
course of its history.
the kaaba in mecca is actualy SHIVA LINGA.the word
allah itself is a sanskrit word meaning ‘goddess’.to this day there r
inscriptions in sanskrit language on the kaaba.As the pilgrim proceeds towards
Mecca he is asked to shave his head and beard and to don special sacred attire
that consists of two seamless sheets of white cloth. One is to be worn round
the waist and the other over the shoulders. Both these rites are remnants of
the old Vedic practice of entering Hindu temples clean- and with holy seamless white
sheets. The main shrine in Mecca, which houses the Siva emblem, is known as the
Kaaba. It is clothed in a black shroud. That custom also originates from the
days when it was thought necessary to discourage its recapture by camouflaging
it.Muslim pilgrims visiting the Kaaba temple go around it seven times. In no
other mosque does the circumambulation prevail. Hindus invariably
circumambulate around their deities. This is yet another proof that the Kaaba
shrine is a pre-Islamic Indian Shiva temple where the Hindu practice of
circumambulation is still meticulously observed.The practice of taking seven
steps- known as Saptapadi in Sanskrit- is associated with Hindu marriage
ceremony and fire worship. The culminating rite in a Hindu marriage enjoins
upon the bride and groom to go round the sacred fire four times (but
misunderstood by many as seven times). Since “Makha” means fire, the seven
circumambulations also prove that Mecca was the seat of Indian fire-worship in
the West Asia.
The Islamic practice of Bakari Eed derives from the Go-Medh and Ashva-Medh Yagnas or sacrifices of Vedic times. Eed in Sanskrit means worship. The Islamic word Eed for festive days, signifying days of worship, is therefore a pure Sanskrit word. The word MESH in the Hindu zodiac signifies a lamb. Since in ancient times the year used to begin with the entry of the sun in Aries, the occasion was celebrated with mutton feasting. That is the origin of the Bakari Eed festival.[Note:The word Bakari is an Indian language word]
The Islamic term 'Eed-ul-Fitr' derives from the 'Eed of Piters' that is worship of forefathers in Sanskrit tradition. In India, Hindus commemorate their ancestors during the Pitr-Paksha that is the fortnight reserved for their remembrance. The very same is the significance of 'Eed-ul-Fitr' (worship of forefathers).The Islamic practice of observing the moon rise before deciding on celebrating the occasion derives from the Hindu custom of breaking fast on Sankranti and Vinayaki Chaturthi only after sighting the moon.Barah Vafat, the Muslim festival for commemorating those dead in battle or by weapons, derives from a similar Sanskrit tradition because in Sanskrit 'Phiphaut' is 'death'. Hindus observe Chayal Chaturdashi in memory of those who have died in battle.The word Arabia is itself the abbreviation of a Sanskrit word. The original word is 'Arabasthan'. Since Prakrit 'B' is Sanskrit 'V' the original Sanskrit name of the land is 'Arvasthan'. 'Arva' in Sanskrit means a horse. Arvasthan signifies a land of horses., and as well all know, Arabia is famous for its horses.Four months of the year are regarded as very sacred in Islamic custom. The devout are enjoined to abstain from plunder and other evil deeds during that period. This originates in the Chaturmasa i.e., the four-month period of special vows and austerities in Hindu tradition. Shabibarat is the corrupt form of Shiva Vrat and Shiva Ratra. Since the Kaaba has been an important centre of Shiva (Siva) worship from times immemorial, the Shivaratri festival used to be celebrated there with great gusto. It is that festival which is signified by the Islamic word Shabibarat. Since Eed means worship and Griha means 'house', the Islamic word Idgah signifies a 'House of worship' which is the exact Sanskrit connotation of the term. Similarly the word 'Namaz' derives from two Sanskrit roots 'Nama' and 'Yajna' (NAMa yAJna) meaning bowing and worshipping.
All Arabic copies of the Koran have the mysterious figure 786 imprinted on them . No Arabic scholar has been able to determine the choice of this particular number as divine. It is an established fact that Muhammad was illiterate therefore it is obvious that he would not be able to differentiate numbers from letters. This “magical” number is none other than the Vedic holy letter “OM” written in Sanskrit. Anyone who knows Sanskrit can try reading the symbol for “OM” backwards in the Arabic way and magically the numbers 786 will appear! Muslims in their ignorance simply do not realise that this special number is nothing more than the holiest of Vedic symbols misread.U can try reading it urself.look at the figure OM in a mirror and you can make out the Devnagari (Sanskrit-Hindi) numerals 7-8-6
The Islamic practice of Bakari Eed derives from the Go-Medh and Ashva-Medh Yagnas or sacrifices of Vedic times. Eed in Sanskrit means worship. The Islamic word Eed for festive days, signifying days of worship, is therefore a pure Sanskrit word. The word MESH in the Hindu zodiac signifies a lamb. Since in ancient times the year used to begin with the entry of the sun in Aries, the occasion was celebrated with mutton feasting. That is the origin of the Bakari Eed festival.[Note:The word Bakari is an Indian language word]
The Islamic term 'Eed-ul-Fitr' derives from the 'Eed of Piters' that is worship of forefathers in Sanskrit tradition. In India, Hindus commemorate their ancestors during the Pitr-Paksha that is the fortnight reserved for their remembrance. The very same is the significance of 'Eed-ul-Fitr' (worship of forefathers).The Islamic practice of observing the moon rise before deciding on celebrating the occasion derives from the Hindu custom of breaking fast on Sankranti and Vinayaki Chaturthi only after sighting the moon.Barah Vafat, the Muslim festival for commemorating those dead in battle or by weapons, derives from a similar Sanskrit tradition because in Sanskrit 'Phiphaut' is 'death'. Hindus observe Chayal Chaturdashi in memory of those who have died in battle.The word Arabia is itself the abbreviation of a Sanskrit word. The original word is 'Arabasthan'. Since Prakrit 'B' is Sanskrit 'V' the original Sanskrit name of the land is 'Arvasthan'. 'Arva' in Sanskrit means a horse. Arvasthan signifies a land of horses., and as well all know, Arabia is famous for its horses.Four months of the year are regarded as very sacred in Islamic custom. The devout are enjoined to abstain from plunder and other evil deeds during that period. This originates in the Chaturmasa i.e., the four-month period of special vows and austerities in Hindu tradition. Shabibarat is the corrupt form of Shiva Vrat and Shiva Ratra. Since the Kaaba has been an important centre of Shiva (Siva) worship from times immemorial, the Shivaratri festival used to be celebrated there with great gusto. It is that festival which is signified by the Islamic word Shabibarat. Since Eed means worship and Griha means 'house', the Islamic word Idgah signifies a 'House of worship' which is the exact Sanskrit connotation of the term. Similarly the word 'Namaz' derives from two Sanskrit roots 'Nama' and 'Yajna' (NAMa yAJna) meaning bowing and worshipping.
All Arabic copies of the Koran have the mysterious figure 786 imprinted on them . No Arabic scholar has been able to determine the choice of this particular number as divine. It is an established fact that Muhammad was illiterate therefore it is obvious that he would not be able to differentiate numbers from letters. This “magical” number is none other than the Vedic holy letter “OM” written in Sanskrit. Anyone who knows Sanskrit can try reading the symbol for “OM” backwards in the Arabic way and magically the numbers 786 will appear! Muslims in their ignorance simply do not realise that this special number is nothing more than the holiest of Vedic symbols misread.U can try reading it urself.look at the figure OM in a mirror and you can make out the Devnagari (Sanskrit-Hindi) numerals 7-8-6
24 Dec 2012
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3. The Lost Hindu empire of Cambodia
A visit to Cambodia is recommended or may even be de rigueur for
any Indian with an interest in the erstwhile history of India. There are
several hundred Hindu and Buddhist temple ruins throughout the countryside,
especially around the town of Siem Reap near the large lake Tonle Sap. Siem
Reap is the heart of the country. Here is where the splendid temple Angkor Wat
has stood for nearly nine hundred years.
The sprawling temple spreads over a one square mile area. Long
walls with stories of Hindu mythology are sculpted as bas-reliefs. It is a
magnificent temple complex, constructed in the form of mythological Mount Meru
- the Hindu center of the Universe. The brilliant paint used to enhance the
reliefs has faded but the architecture and beauty are still preserved. The
sheer magnitude of the temple complex is impressive. All the gods of the Hindu
pantheon are represented in temple sculpture. Shiva and Vishnu were held in
high esteem.
4. Ancient Tamil Brahmi script found in Egypt
A broken storage jar with inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi script
has been excavated at Quseir-al-Qadim, an ancient port with a Roman settlement
on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. This Tamil Brahmi script has been dated to first
century B.C. The same inscription is incised twice on the opposite sides of the
jar. The inscription reads paanai oRi, that is, pot (suspended) in a rope net.
A pottery specialist at the British Museum, London, identified the fragmentary
vessel as a storage jar made in India.
5. Potsherd with Tamil-Brahmi script found in Oman
A Tamil-Brahmi script inscribed on a potsherd, which was found
at the Khor Rori area in Oman, has come to light now. The script reads “nantai
kiran” and it can be dated to first century CE, that is, 1900 years before the
present. The discovery in the ancient city of Sumhuram has opened a new chapter
in understanding the maritime trade of the Indian Ocean countries, according to
specialists in history.
6. Large ancient Hindu temple found in Bali
Construction workers in Bali have discovered what is thought to
be the biggest ancient Hindu temple ever found on the Indonesian island,
archaeologists said. The workers were digging a drain in the island's capital
Denpasar at a Hindu study centre when they came across the remains of the stone
temple. They reported the discovery to the Bali archaeology office, which then
unearthed substantial foundations of a structure that the excavation team
believes dates from around the 13th to 15th centuries.
7. Ruins of ancient temple found in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The ruins of an ancient building discovered at the Indonesian
Islamic University in Yogyakarta have been confirmed as a temple to worship the
Hindu gods Shiva and Ganesha. Linga, the symbol for the worship of Shiva, and
yoni, a Sanskrit symbol for divine passage or place of birth, were found in the
area.
8. Mystery of Hanuman: Lost city of the 'Monkey God' found in Central America!
La Ciudad Blanca, Spanish for ‘The White City’ is a legendary
settlement said to be located in the Mosquitia region of eastern Honduras in
Central America. Researcher Charles Lindberg, during one of his flights over
the jungles of Mosquitia in Hondurus, claimed caught a glimpse of what he
thought was the ‘Lost City of the Monkey God‘ where, legend says that local
people worshipped huge ‘Monkey Sculptures‘.
A hidden refuge of gods?
Theodore Morde – an American adventurer, worked on the tip given
by Lindberg and claimed that he had finally found the lost city in 1940. He
claimed sacrifices were made by local Indians to a gigantic idol of an ape.
However, he was killed by a car in London before he could announce its exact
location. Morde had originally been looking for the White City, a hidden refuge
of gods and gold first reported by Hernan Cortez.
Discovering the statue of Hanuman
Researchers from the University of Houston and the National
Center for Airborne Laser Mapping flew over the Mosquitia region and revealed
that there is evidence of a plaza dotted with ancient pyramids now reclaimed by
the jungle on the east end of Hondurus. On the western end of Hondurus is the
city of Copan – the site of the ancient Howler Monkey God statue. This monkey
god that Westerners are talking about can actually be related to Lord Hanuman.
The Ramayan connection
Ramayana’s Kishkinda Kanda descibes about Trident of Peru, South
America etc and Yuddha Kanda (War Episode) describes about Hanuman travelling
to Paatala Loka (Central America and Brazil, which are on other side of India
in globe) and meeting his son Makaradhwaja, who resembles him. After killing
the King of Paatala, Hanuman makes his son Makaradhwaja as ruler of that
kingdom and he is being worshipped as God since then.
This could be one of the reasons why ancient Americans of
central and south paint red color to all their gods statues. The discovery of
Vedic Havan Kund in peru is also one more evidence of Vedic influence in this
region. After his expedition, Morder described traveling miles through swamps,
up rivers, and over mountains before coming across ruins that he interpreted as
the remains of a walled city. He claimed to have evidence of large, ruined
buildings and said that his Paya guides told him that there once was a temple
with a large staircase leading to a statue of a “Monkey God.”
The discovery of the ruins
Morde speculated that the deity was an American parallel to the
Hindu deity Hanuman, who he says was the equivalent of America’s own Paul
Bunyan in his amazing feats of strength and daring. Morde was told that the
temple had a “long, staired approach” lined with stone effigies of monkeys.
“The heart of the Temple was a high stone dais on which was the statue of the
Monkey God himself - before it was a place of sacrifice.”
The artifacts from the site include Lord Hanuman
Morde and Brown brought back thousands of artifacts, most of
which became part of the collection of the Heye Foundation Museum of the
American Indian in New York City. These included metal razors, stone blades, a
flute, stone statuary, and stone utensils. Morde and Brown also reported having
found evidence of gold, silver, platinum, and oil and are now at display in
National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
9. Munneswaram Temple in Munneswaram, Sri Lanka
This temple is said to have been in existence since the days to
the Ramayana. It is said that Lord Ram prayed to Lord Shiva here after he won
against Ravana. It is a temple complex comprising of five temples. Of these the
one dedicated to Lord Shiva is the central and the biggest one. This temple has
been destroyed twice in the past by the Portuguese before it was finally handed
over to the Jesuits who rebuilt it.
10. Mukti Gupteshwar Temple in Minto, Australia
The 13th and the last Jyothirlinga was gifted to Australia in
1999 by the then King of Nepal -- the late Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
Together with this was gifted 7996 hymns arranged in eight volumes especially
to be sung in praise of this deity. According to the scriptures, construction
of this lingam had to be in the southern hemisphere which symbolised the 'mouth
of the snake', the snake being like an ornament around Lord Shiva's neck. Hence
Australia was chosen. This temple's foundation was laid on Shivratri in 1999 in
Minto -- Sydney's suburb. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is the only
cave temple to have been constructed by man. Together with the 13th
Jyotirlinga, the temple also houses the replicas of the other 12 Jyotirlingas.
11. New finds take archaeologists closer to Krishna, in Afghanisthan
The conch and the Sudarshana Chakra are unmistakable. Although
the figures do not match popular images of Krishna sporting a peacock feather,
archaeologists are convinced that the coins are of Krishna, revered as an
avatar of Vishnu. "These square coins, dating back to 180- BC, with
Krishna on one side and Balram on the other, were unearthed recently in Al
Khanoun in Afghanistan and are the earliest proof that Krishna was venerated as
a god, and that the worship had spread beyond the Mathura region," says T
K V Rajan, archaeologist and founder-director, Indian Science Monitor. Having
done extensive research in Brindavan, Rajan is convinced that a lot of the
spiritual history of ancient India lies buried.
12. Ancient Hindu temple unearthed in Sri Lanka
A heap of ruins where a Hindu temple of Chola period was
believed to have been buried has been unearthed in the Northern part of Delft.
The temple is 40 feet long and 10 feet wide. Professor P. Pushparatnam of the
Jaffna University History Department commenting on the findings, said the
people of the locality are unable to say when this temple was built. The ruins
indicate that the building would have been built many years ago.
13. Ancient Idol of Lord Vishnu found in Russia
An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an
old village in Russia’s Volga region, raising questions about the prevalent
view on the origin of ancient Russia. The idol found in Staraya (old) Maina
village dates back to VII-X century AD. Staraya Maina village in Ulyanovsk
region was a highly populated city 1700 years ago, much older than Kiev, so far
believed to be the mother of all Russian cities.
Dr Kozhevin, who has been conducting excavation in Staraya Maina
for last seven years, said that every single square metre of the surroundings
of the ancient town situated on the banks of Samara, a tributary of Volga, is
studded with antiques. Prior to unearthing of the Vishnu idol, Dr Kozhevin has
already found ancient coins, pendants, rings and fragments of weapons. “We may
consider it incredible, but we have ground to assert that Middle-Volga region
was the original land of Ancient Rushi.
14. Hindu temples of Quanzhou - A forgotten history of china
Quanzhou and its surrounding area consists of shrines or temples
that according to historians is part network of number of Hindu shrines and
temple. At present, there are no Hindus in Quanzhou. But there previously
existed a small Hindu community in late 13th century, mostly situated in
southeastern part of China. The inscription of bilingual Tamil and
Chinese-language has been associated with the remains of a Shiva temple of
Quanzhou. Shiva temple is one of the two south Indian-style Hindu temples.
The roots of the shrine do not lie in china but from the south
India. Most of the residents of the village think that deity is Guanyin the
female Bodhisattva who is venerated in many parts of China. Every morning the
local residents of the village pray, they light incense sticks and chant
prayers unlike any deity one might find elsewhere in China. The Hindu temple in
the village collapsed 500 years ago but as local residents had belief that they
still carry, goddess brought them good fortune, they dug through the ruins,
saved the deity and rebuilt the temple.
Goddess Saraswathi in Bali
The gate of Balinese Hindu temple, Pura Taman
Saraswati, dedicated to the goddess Sarasvati,
Ubud, Bali
Shiva in South Africa
In South Africa, Ina Cave called Sudwara ( Good Gate
) archaeologists found , Mahadeva (SHRI SHIV) ६००० year old idol of
Shiva which got created from hard granite stone.Archaeologist who found this
Shivling statue of Lord Shiv are so perplexed to know , it remain so far 6000
years how safe? The most recently World largest statue of Lord Shivshakti(Lord
Shiv) has been unveil in South Africa . In this Statue along with Lord Siva,
His consort Parvati (The Power of Universe) is also present. The statue of Lord
Shiva in enshrined in city The highest Shiva-Shakti statue in the world,
towering 20 metres above the ground has been unveiled in South Africa.Nine
artisans from India spent 10 months building and putting the finer detail on
the steel statue at Actonville in Benoni City of South Africa which features
Lord Shiva on one half and Mother Shakti on the other.
In Petra Jordan
Historians tell us that sometime
during the 6th - 4th centuries BC, the Nabataeans, a nomadic tribe from
north-western Arabia, entered the region of Petra, and established their
cultural, commercial and ceremonial center at Petra. Petra was located strategically
at the intersection of the overland Silk Route which connected India and
China with Egypt and the Hellenistic world, and the Incense Route from
Arabia to Damascus. It soon developed into a thriving commercial center.
Sometime during the 3rd
century BC, the Nabataeans began to decorate their capital city with splendid
rock-cut temples and buildings. [Right: The Khasneh or
"Treasury"] Their economic prosperity and architectural achievements
continued unabated even after they came under the control of the Roman Empire
in 106 CE. The neglect and decline of Petra started soon after Emperor
Constantine declared Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire
in 324 CE. A series of earthquakes crippled the region in the 7th - 8th
centuries and Petra disappeared from the map of the known world, only to be
rediscovered centuries later in 1812, by a Swiss explorer named Johann
Burckhardt.
While
the architectural grandeur of Petra continues to captivate us, the mysterious
religious beliefs of the Nabataeans have puzzled historians.
Within
the temple of Al Deir, the largest and most imposing rock-cut temple in Petra,
is present an unworked, black, block of stone, like an obelisk,
representing the most important deity of the Nabataeans -- Dushara.
The
term Dushara means 'Lord of the Shara', which refers to the Shara mountains to
the north of Petra. The symbolic animal of Dushara was a bull. All over
Petra, Dushara was represented symbolically by stone blocks.
At
the entrance of Petra there are three massive standing blocks of stone, known
as Djin blocks, which were sacred to the inhabitants. There are nearly
40 such Djin blocks present throughout Petra. In addition, at religious sites
throughout the city, the Nabataeans carved a standing stone block called
a baetyl, literally meaning 'house of god'.
A
baetyl physically marked a deity's presence. It could be a square [Above,
left] or rounded like a dome [Above, right]. Some baetyls' were
depicted with a lunar crescent on the top. The Nabataeans also appear to
be snake worshippers. One of the most prominent structures in Petra is the snake
monument, which shows a gigantic coiled-up snake on a block of stone. [Below]
In Nepal
Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in
Kathmandu. It is not known for certain when Pashupatinath Temple was built. But
according to Nepal Mahatmaya and Himvatkhanda,[7]
the deity here gained great fame there as Pashupati, the Lord of all Pashus,
which are living as well as non-living beings. Pashupatinath Temple's existence
dates back to 400 B.C. The richly-ornamented pagoda houses the sacred linga or
holy symbol of Lord Shiva.
In Vietnam
My Son Vedic temple
In Mangolia
In Myanmar
Web References:
https://pparihar.com/2016/09/03/vishnupurbishnupur-in-burma-ancient-aryan-city/