5.new interpretations on ivc-4
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NEW INTERPRETATIONS ON
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
TWO THEORIES
NECROPOLIS THEORY AND
CALENDAR THEORY
MOHENJO DARO LOCATION
PRIEST KING - IVC
GREECE
CRETAN CIVILIZATION
Palace culture - Knossos Minoan civilization• Arthur Evans, an English
archaeologist - 1900• German geologist Hans
Wunderlich -1970 - Book “Secret of Crete”
• Proposed the theory of “palace of the dead”
• Same theory is applicable to IVC sites – Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
IS IT REALLY A GRINDING PLAT FORM?
GRANARY OR BRICK KILN?
ENTRANCE TO TOMB?--- OR DRAINAGE PASSAGE WAY?
DRAIN OR PASSAGE WAY?
BURIAL IN THE IVC SITE
DYER’S WORK SHOP
WELL OR SHAFT?
HEART SHAPED WELL?
POT DESIGNED FOR SACRIFICE
TOILET OR BURIAL SITE?
Mounds of broken potteries
Second theoryCALENDAR THEORY
Corroborative evidence fromJYOTISHA VEDANGA
JYOTHISH WHEEL
FIRST SEAL DECIPHERED
EGYPT
GEB AND NUT – EGYPTIAN GODSSKY GOD AND EARTH GOD
SKY MAP
KALAN THE TIME KEEPER
KALAN HORIZONTAL VIEW
KALAN HEAD
KALAN NEW AND OLD MODELS
FISH SYMBOL
JAR SYMBOL
Mee-Vuu Evidence in Tamil
TIGER AND KALAN• This symbol reads like this: Kalan
is holding the symbol of his anus -- meaning there by Dhanistha Nakshatra/ day of Dhanistha/ 23 rd day of moon month. (Delphini constellation)
• The tiger indicates the Auriga constellation and
• The feeding trough indicates the Orion constellation.
• It means that a person had died in the month of Auriga / Orion, and on the 23rd day of moon month.
HUMAN SACRIFICE• This goat seal shows human
sacrifice. The head is placed before the god on a stool. The inscription reads like this: (from left to right) On the Day of Karthigai -- (or) ----Grahana day---- next symbol is damaged not visible
• Fish symbol means-- month of • Sacrificed ( –vessel) ---one human
being in honour of tree dwelling god.
• Goat (Aries) was witness to that sacrifice
• 7-Dancers - Pleiades
YOGI SEAL• The script in this seal reads like
this (from left to right): In honour of God Mrigashira (symbol “X”-- ) on month of Purva Phalguni (part of fire pit) month – (fish-- )—on Aquarius day (symbol for water-) (U-symbol for day-- )
• It is likely that some ceremony was held on the day specified on the seal. The ceremony could be either death anniversary or some sacrifice.
BULL SACRIFICE
• This Namam (U-shape Tilak) may be indicating the blood sacrifice done.
• Three parallel lines may be an indication for the third day ceremony
• spear may be standing for the meaning “day”/spear planting ceremony on grave of a soldier
• This One and half line stroke might be meaning “Month of”
• The last symbol stands for Aquarius month.
BULL AND ORION CONSTELLATION
BULL AND TROUGH SKY MAP
GRAHANA DAY?
• Kalan is grabbed by Raahu and Ketu (probably the crab symbols indicate the Grahana day here). The symbol of twin snakes joined to form “U” shape indicates the Aslesha month.
• It can be seen that there is a quotation mark between snakes which specify that it means a month.
• This fish symbol does not mean a month here. Most probably it stands for “fish day” (27th day in the moon calendar).
• The last sign “U” symbol as usual means “the day”
GEMINI SYMBOL
VARIEGATED MODEL KALAN MODEL
Aarda/ Aarudra /( in Tamil)/Mithuna/GeminiWet, moist, damp, moisture,Fresh, succulent, green (as a plant, living, fresh, new, soft, tender , fresh ginger)
RudraEyes of Kala Purusha
CANCER SYMBOL
VARIEGATED MODEL• Pushya• Sidhya / • Tishya -------• Kataka/ Karka• (Crab)/Cancer• The blossom or flower
KALAN MODEL• Brihaspati• (Guru/ Jupiter)• Face of kala-• Purusha
HYDRA SYMBOL
VARIEGATED MODEL• Aslesha/• Naga/• Head of hydra-• Sigma hydrae• Intimate connection,
contact, embracing, intwining, entangled Serpent
KALAN MODEL• Sarpas the snake that
became a god/• Naga• Ears of Kala- Purusha• Bending curve,• the arm
HUNTER ON TREE
This Indus seal illustration could be indicating the old mythological story of hunter on “Vilvam tree” on Shiv-rathri day
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