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Mount Sumeru – Abode Of The Gods

    Visnu lies within the causal ocean in mystic slumber and from his navel sprouts a lotus upon which is born the engineer of this universe known as ‘Brahma’ and within the centre of this lotus there is what is known as a pericarp as can be seen within the picture above.   The … Read more

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Egypt And The Ratha Yatra And Mount Meru

    The universe according to ancient Egypt was created from the primal waters, the universe according to the Vedas of India was created from the causal ocean. According to the Egyptians a lotus flower emerges from the primal waters and according to the Vedas a lotus emerges from the causal ocean.   Within the … Read more

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Sanskrit And The Gods Of Lithuania

    Lithuania possesses many traditional houses whose rooftops are adorned with the motifs of two horses heads and whose names are known as ‘Asvienai’ divine horse twins which in previous times Lithuanians would seek their benediction of abundant health.   Throughout the lands of Vedic India we find the divine horse gods who are … Read more

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Devi Danu And The Lingam Of Ireland

  Some 4000 years ago there appeared upon the green lands of Ireland a mysterious civilisation who was known as the ‘Tuatha De Danam’ a tribe belonging to the ancient Celts who worshipped the goddess ‘Danu’ the same river goddess we find within the ancient Vedas of India.   ‘Tuatha De Danam’ whose name means … Read more

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Mahabharata And The Princess Of Kasi

    Bhisma had been relieved of the burdens of royal duties and courtly intrigue as the two sons of King Santanu had proven themselves worthy of the Kuru dynasty, and the eldest, Chitrangada, was now upon the throne, and with the Kuru bloodline seemingly secure, the future of Hastinarpur and the wealth of its … Read more

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The Vedic Kingdom Of Bali

    ‘Bali’ is one of the worlds most beautiful islands which resides within the lands of Indonesia where it is known as the ‘land of the gods’ and the ‘island of a thousand temples’ so named as its said to be a country which possess more temples than houses.   ‘Bali’ is a word … Read more

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Ancient Vedic Kingdoms – Cambodia

    Cambodia along with its neighbours Burma and Thailand was once part of the ancient Vedic Kingdom. The original name of Cambodia is Kambhoja, which according to Vedic tradition was named after a powerful Vedic King from the Bhoja dynasty. In the ancient classic of India, the Srimad Bhagavatam, we find this verse “Thereafter, … Read more

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India In Greece – Part Two

  In Afghanistan we have the Pind mountains stretching from the banks of the Jhelum river far into Afghanistan. Those living alongside the Pind mountains live in the district of Daman. Similarly, in Greece we have the Pindu mountains and the people who live alongside are called the Athamanes, an ancient race tracing back to … Read more

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India In Greece – Part One

  “The whole of this state of society, civil and military, must strike anyone as eminently Asiatic; much of it specifically Indian. Such it undoubtedly is. . . these evidences were but the attendant tokens of an Indian colonization with its corresponding religion and language. . . the whole of Greece, from the era of … Read more

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Lord Sivas Revenge

    Maitreya said: While people were talking among themselves about the wonderful voluntary death of Sati, the attendants who had come with her readied themselves to kill Daksa with their weapons. They came forward forcibly, but Bhrigu Muni saw the danger and, offering oblations into the southern side of the sacrificial fire, immediately uttered … Read more

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