#Harappa

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A Gallery of the Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization (c. 7000-c. 600 BCE) is among the oldest in the world but, as it was only “discovered” in 1829 – after ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian sites had already been excavated – many of the “firsts” of civilization were attributed to these cultures while, today, scholars believe they should be credited to the region of modern-day India.

Little is known of the Indus Valley Civilization (also known as the Harappan Civilization and the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization) because, unlike Egyptian hieroglyphics or Mesopotamian cuneiform, the Indus Script (also known as Harappan Script) has not yet been deciphered. All that is known of the culture comes from physical artifacts found at sites such as the ruins of the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.

This gallery presents some of the best-known sites and artifacts excavated to date along with maps of the region based on the chronology suggested by these finds and their location. At the height of the Indus Valley Civilization, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are thought to have had populations numbering between 40,000-50,000 but little is known of their daily lives today other than what is suggested by their art and architecture.

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I'm just gonna say it.

It is okay if IVC had an entirely separate religion, or lack, thereof. Please do not view this civilization with a predisposition or from the lens of an already-existing religion. Be more open-minded.

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A street at the ancient city of Harappa in Pakistan. 2500-2000 BCE, Indus Valley Civilisation.

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TIL Bŗihaspathi, Brahmaņaspathi and Brahma were the three major gods of Rig-Veda and not Trimurti of Shiva-Vishnu-Brahma who we consider today as major deities. Later were minor gods in Vedas who were elevated when Puranas were written. They were given more powers, virtues and functions in respective Puranas.

Why might this be? While I don't have the answer, here's something to speculate.

Vedas, considered oldest Hindu texts were written by people who traveled to India from European (central Asian) regions. Were there people in India already?

Yes. Harappan civilization had long ended. Indus Valley Civilization started declining with arrival of Vedic migrants. Here's something more interesting.

Shiva as he is seen today was already present in Harappan civilization. Yes, Shiva was here (with people) long before Vedic people arrived here. So it is highly likely (in fact many historians have already said this) that Shiva and so many other gods (almost all that we worship today) were assimilated into new religion by migrants who arrived here. Coopted. Stories (Puranas) were written in this process. They probably tried to convert natives into their vedic religion. It didn't work. And so they went many steps ahead and instead started calling gods of natives as theirs own. And to support this claim they also wrote stories. A job well done.

Lemme enunciate this further with a recent instance. Last year or a year before that, during Covid, at our annual function of a local deity "Naag Brahmo" who is most times just a god worshipped in form of peepal tree or even a mango and when given form is shown as multi-headed-serpent (sometimes 3, other times 5, 7 too). For some reason someone decided up call people from ISKCON to conduct a bhajan. They arrived. They saw our god who at this place was a five-headed-serpent and slyly told us how this was no ordinary serpent but serpent of lord Vishnu. For the record, we don't consider our god a simple serpent, at times we talk of him with abundant power to move natural elements. But anyways, you get what was happening here.

Why do they do it? My theory is, caste system exists in their world and anyone outside of it is a threat or one less human not under their control. Whatever the reason, fact is, the ancient form of Hindu religion was a religion of migrants and not of natives. While today all of us have traces of Harappa DNA (recent books have abundantly cleared this), ideology is still alien. There's absolutely no reason to be touchy about the religion of migrants. And also tell Mr Amit Shah and company when he calls fellow Indians migrants from here and there. His ancestors, if he thinks he comes from Vedic ancestry, were migrants too.

Finally, just remember how none of the Vedic gods are worshipped by masses today. Gods we pray to were created using Puranas as vessels of their stories. If you think about it then, the only thing that is still practised from Vedic age is caste. So whenever you say your religion is old, sanatan, whenever you try to assert oldest, this is the bit that is oldest and still practised. We all abandoned our old gods but stuck to caste system nonetheless. Caste in that manner was more important to us than even our gods.

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Harappa Civilization, Pakistan: Assam Artist prompted his Imagination through AI. Best visulization so far to imagine the Civilization, people and life 2500 BCE ago. #harappa #punjab #Pakistan #civilization (at Harappa City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpAjN00s2Ll/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The evolution of spirituality in the Rig Veda with the disappearance of Soma

The Rig Veda, the oldest text of humanity, reflects the spiritual and cultural wealth of the civilization of the 7 rivers. However, a major turning point appears in the tenth mandala, where the chants and rituals show a transformation of spirituality. This evolution is closely linked to the progressive scarcity of Soma, a sacred plant that played a central role in spiritual practices. Soma,…

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Final Pool Parties in 3300 BCE

The Indus Valley Civilisation, flourishing between 3300 BCE and 1300 BCE in what is now Pakistan and northwest India, was notable for its advanced urban planning, architecture, and social organisation. And sewage, people.

The sophisticated sewage and drainage systems of Harappans were unparalleled in the ancient world, with houses connected to a centralised water network preventing most people from dying from germs.

Quite a futuristic feat for that period, as the Harappan settlements predate Rome by millennia, solidifying its place as one of the most populous and significant urban centers of its time.

This system provided sanitation and helped manage the monsoon floods that could have devastated their cities. In the past, these floods used to be ambivalent, enriching the soil and facilitating agriculture, but also posing threatening urban infrastructure and probably even bringing Harappans to their eventual collapse.

Our expert opinion is: when our home gets flooded all the time, we tend to abandon it.

Or we stay, hoping the floods aren't that bad, right?

Illustration by stupid assholw + AI

Further reading:

1. "The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives" by Jane McIntosh, which offers a comprehensive overview of the civilization's architecture, social structure, and potential religious practices.

2. "Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization" by Marshall Sir John, a pioneering excavation report that provides firsthand observations of the the extensive urban planning of Harappans.

3. "The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective" by Gregory Possehl, which discusses the civilization's technology, trade, and the enigmatic script that remains undeciphered, offering insights into its possible religious beliefs and practices.

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It’s very easy to revise and retain History through solving MCQs. In this series we will try to solve basic questions to revise entire syllabus of History.

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To what extent has the urban planning and culture in the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization? Discuss.

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the Harappan hits: the “Pashupati” seal, Dancing-Girl and the “Priest-King” figure

Harappan clay figurine. This one depicts a mother breastfeeding her little child :)

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#dancinggirlofharappa #harappacivilization #harappantools #harappa #harappaartefacts #artefacts #excavation #archaeology #history #civilisation #motog825gshot (at Prince Of Wales Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpqLHFmvsy_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Conocimientos Secretos sobre la verdadera historia de la Humanidad #civilizacionesavanzadasprehistóricas

Como veremos en diversos vídeos que están insertados en esta Publicación la verdadera historia de la humanidad, está comenzando a ser sacada a la luz, aunque aún los obstáculos y la desinformación es muy sutil pero fuertemente utilizada para confundir la lógica y la razón de aquellos que no somos especialistas en estas Difíciles y muy diversas disciplinas de las Ciencias, tanto arqueológicas, como de ingeniería a las que se están sumando toda la tecnología desarrollada mediante la computación, radar, y el uso de satélites, junto a la cosmología, astronomía y astrología. Todo esto pueden verlo en la Publicación del Blog LOGOS https://logosconocimientos.blogspot.com/2023/12/como-veremos-en-diversos-videos-que.html 

La historia oficial muchas veces nos oculta la verdad que las evidencias encontradas en los yacimientos arqueológicos, cuando son analizadas utilizando métodos científicos, y aplicándole la lógica con un filtro de ingeniería práctica, de las técnicas que actualmente están a nuestro alcance, se nos muestra de forma clara y aunque parezcan increíbles, son la verdadera explicación de lo que en estos maravillosos yacimientos es sacado a la luz, mostrándonos un pasado remoto, del cual nada o a penas nada sabemos, pero que las últimas técnicas de análisis del terreno, el relieve y la densidad de lo que existe bajo tierra, en estos lugares salen a la luz Muchas veces hemos oído hablar de ciudades míticas que existieron en el pasado y que albergaban tesoros, sabiduría y poder. 

Pero,  ¿Qué hay de cierto en estas leyendas? ¿Se trata de simples fantasías o de realidades ocultas ver en el siguiente vídeo https://youtu.be/bdZHBP3658s?si=5RxMCt2coSLaEcA9 Un ejemplo claro es uno de los últimos vídeos subidos al Canal: "Mohenjo Daro y Harappa: El Misterio de una Civilización Aniquilada por Ataque Nuclear" Adéntrate en los misterios de Mohenjo Daro y Harappa, Lee  y seguro que verás el vídeo completo, ya que lo que crees hasta ahora cambiará mediante pruebas científicas, las cuales no salieron a la luz hasta ahora, debido en primer lugar, porque cuando se descubrieron muchas de estas evidencias, aún se desconocía la energía Atómica, algo que hace tan solo Décadas conocemos, además de que hay algún tipo de interés, o mano negra que desea mantenernos en la ignorancia de la verdad sobre nuestra verdadera Historia. La antigua ciudad que yace bajo las arenas de Pakistán, ocultando secretos enterrados durante 4600 años (Seguramente muchísimo más). Descubre las evidencias sorprendentes de un "ATAQUE NUCLEAR" en el pasado remoto: miles de cadáveres, radiación mortal, piedras fundidas. ¿Fue Mohenjo Daro y Harappa víctimas de una guerra atómica librada por seres de otro mundo? Testimonios escalofriantes revelan cadáveres abrazados, sintiendo la muerte repentina causada por algo que descendió del cielo. Analizamos pruebas de radiación que desafían los límites mortales y materiales fundidos a temperaturas astronómicas. ¿Cómo explicar estos fenómenos en una civilización de hace más de 4600 años? Exploramos la conexión entre Mohenjo Daro, Harappa y los Vimanas, artefactos mencionados en antiguos textos indios que descendían del cielo y desataban explosiones. Investigaciones recientes revelan cristalizaciones misteriosas en desiertos africanos, similares a las descritas en estos textos. ¿Fue Mohenjo Daro y Harappa testigos de un conflicto cósmico? ¿Fueron extraterrestres los arquitectos de esta destrucción? Exploramos escrituras misteriosas y protoescrituras que conectan civilizaciones antiguas en todo el mundo. Descubre las piezas faltantes de una historia épica que se ha mantenido oculta en las sombras de Mohenjo Daro. Prepárate para un viaje hacia lo desconocido, donde la realidad supera la ficción. Únete a nosotros para desentrañar los enigmas de Mohenjo Daro y descubrir la verdad que ha estado oculta en las arenas del tiempo. Y que pueden ver https://youtu.be/eIl6SHGcvps?si=AroRQnGzXLeG2jTC

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Indus Valley Civilization / Harappan Civiilization | National Museum ...

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Les cérémonies funéraires et les hymnes sur la mort dans le Rig Veda

Les cérémonies funéraires et les hymnes sur la mort dans le Rig Veda sont des aspects essentiels pour comprendre les croyances et les pratiques de la civilisation des 7 rivières. Ces traditions, qui remontent à plus de 5 500 ans, révèlent une approche spirituelle et philosophique face à la mort et à l’après-vie. Les sites archéologiques tels que les cimetières d’Harappa et de Rakhigarhi apportent…