... Not enough to establish the common origin of two art traditions created by populations who diverged at least 50,000 years ago (see below). There is no hope...
Dear Ram, ... I don't know, but what is of even greater interest to me in the story of Ayyappa slaying the buffalo-demoness Mahishi, sister of Mahishasura, is...
Findings reported in Science of 1 FEB. 2008 identify a general tendency for increased rates of linguistic evolution in fledgling languages, perhaps arising...
... The buffalo sacrifice to Durga arises in orthodox form in about the middle of the medieval period. The sacrifice usually has both royal and tantric...
Dear all, The word Druh has a very special connotation. It means violation or molestation of (an established) Order. Both Avesta and Rg Veda use this word with...
Modifying S. Paranavithana to find a Sinhlala link with western India, the direction could have been from Sri Lanka to La_t.a (Gujarat) and Upper Indus....
An interesting article on Mahushasuramardini in Javanese images. << The first type of Durga scene, in which the bufalo’s haunches are held dramatically...
Chidambaram is a lofty set of Cosmological Secrets. It is no wonder that the phrase " Chidambara Rahasyam" is popular all over South India to signify a deeply...
... The tribe name Druhyu (attested in RV+) may literally mean 'deceitful'. The semantics of their name may also have encompassed the notion that they were...
Dear Ram, ... Alas, none, at least so far as *I* know. The existence of such depictions would nicely fit my so far undemostrated hypothesis about an archetypal...
Hampi cries for conservation Gouri Satya / Chennai/ Mysore February 04, 2008 A distance of just 32-km, from Toranagallu to Hampi, takes an hour and a half....
Dear Francesco, Another version of Ayyappa and Mahishi: << Manikantan entered the forest to fulfill his divine duty, to rid the world of Mahishi (the...
We should ignore such enthusiastic and obviously extraneous cultural comments. The connection of the temple's architecture with the Orion and other stars may...
Dear Francesco. In The Devi Mahatmyam, the Asura appears as a buffalo on two occasions, during the battle with Devi, as given below. I have not searched far,...
The article asks an interesting question: Can archaeology prove mythology? JK =========== Does a cave prove Romulus and Remus are no myth? By Andrea Pitzer,...
Date:06/02/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/06/stories/2008020658310200.htm ________________________________ A glimpse into history and diversity of...
Two genetic studies negate the indological ATT, AMT, AIT Two genetic studies by scientists including Gyaneshwer Chaubey and Toomas Kivisild which negate the...
Mr. Patnaik, According to the CDSL the term puruShmRga is a male antelope. 1 puruSamRga m. a male antelope VS. TS. Sch. I do not find the name for "lion"...
Remains of ancient city unearthed (The Hindu - Friday, February 8, 2008 : 1220 Hrs) Bhubaneswar (PTI): Remains of an ancient city believed to be around 2500...
Kandaha: Where the Sun may set forever! Amrit Raj, 08 February 2008, Friday The village of Kandaha takes pride in the ownership of one of the oldest and unique...
"Abhasvara (Sanskrit) (from a near to, towards + the verbal root bhas to shine upon, illuminate). In Buddhism, it is the name of a heaven. This name is seen in...
Shri Venkat ji, Namaskar! < A calendar is not designed on consideration of caste, language and Religion. This has to be understood.> You are right! <It is on...
CPM cartel siphons off crores of rupees from Indian Museum * * * http://cpmindia.blogspot.com/2008/02/cpm-cartel-siphons-off-crores-of-rupees.html * * * *The...
*http://sarasvati97.blogspot.com/* * * *Sanghol archaeological discoveries and Sarasvati civilization* * * *Sanghol stupa is comparable to the so-called...
*The vandalisation of heritage * T.S. SUBRAMANIAN (The Hindu, 10 Feb. 2008) Murals from the 14th to 17th centuries in temples across Tamil Nadu are being...
Archaeologists unearth 2500-yr-old city in Orissa Jajati Karan / CNN-IBN Published on Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 11:34 HISTORY BEHIND: Sisupalgarh was once a...
