Archaeological Discoveries

A 7,000-year-old temple in Malleswaram

Malleswaram boasts of many temples, but none is so shrouded in controversy and mystery as this one is. The ancient Nandeeshwara temple at Malleswaram 17th cross was discovered only three years ago, but it has stood for 7,500 years on that spot. Being buried over the years hasn't diminished its aura at all. It still draws huge crowds all day.

According to residents living nearby, the temple was completely buried and the land above it was a flat stretch. "Three years ago, a politician began construction to make home on this land. And so when they started digging up the land, they found buried underneath, this temple. soon ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) was called upon. After complete excavation temple was in perfect condition, preserved by the thick layers of soil.

This underground temple was enclosed within a stone cut courtyard supported by ancient stone pillars. At the far end of the courtyard, a Nandi was carved out of a black stone with eyes painted in gold. From its mouth a clear stream of water flowed directly on to a Shivalinga made out of the same black stone at a lower level. There were steps that led to a small pool in the centre of the courtyard where the water flowed and collected. The pool's centre had a 15 feet deep whirlpool.

Everything remains the same today. Nobody knows where the water comes from and how it passes from the mouth of the Nandi idol on to the Shivalinga. Nobody knows how the whirlpool came into being. The source of water, the sculptor, even the time when it was built remains a mystery. "There has been no scientific explanation for the source of water till date," says resident Shivalingaiah. After Radiocarbon testing it was found that temple is 7,500 Years old. Some Aryan Scripture like Puran written in Sanskrit were found too and they are around 9,800 Years old. This is another blow to Aryan Invasion theory

Ancient City Found Off the Coast of Mamallapuram

Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), India, April 11, 2002: An ancient underwater city has been discovered off the coast of southeastern India. Divers from India and England made the discovery based on the statements of local fishermen and the old Indian legend of the Seven Pagodas. The ruins, which are off the coast of Mahabalipuram, cover many square miles and seem to prove that a major city once stood there. Several Aryan Arti Facts were found. The discovery was made on April 1 by a joint team of divers from the Indian National Institute of Oceanography, the Scientific Exploration Society and AIA. Expedition leader Monty Halls said: "Our divers were presented with a series of structures that clearly showed man-made attributes. The scale of the site appears to be extremely extensive, with 50 dives conducted over a three-day period covering only a small area of the overall ruin field. This is plainly a discovery of international significance that takes us back 6,000 Years. Still the research is going but the intial research has proved that this City is 6,000 Years old. Another Blow to Aryan Invasion theory.

One of the underwater buildings, SES/BBC

Structures are clearly visible in the murky waters

Satellite Photos of the Bridge Between Ramesvaram and Sri Lanka

When I had visited Ramesvaram several years ago, and more recently in 2002, I was told that you could see the line of rocks that lead to Ramaesvaram to Sri Lanka that had been the bridge that Lord Rama had built for him and his army to go to Lanka in search for Sita. These rocks were said to be just under the surface of the water. Then when these photos were published, I was not surprised, but nonetheless fascinated by the relevancy of what they revealed. The captions of the photos, as found on Indolink.com:

Space images taken by NASA (from the NASA Digital Image Collection) reveal the mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The recently discovered bridge, currently named as Adam´s Bridge, is made of chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long.

The unique curvature of the bridge and composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legends as well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to a primitive age, about 17,50,000 years ago and the bridge's age is also almost equivalent.

This information is a crucial aspect for an insight into the mysterious legend called Ramayana, which was supposed to have taken place in Treta Yuga (more than 17,00,000 years ago).

In this epic, there is a mentioning about a bridge, which was built between Rameshwaram (India) and the Sri Lankan coast under the supervision of a dynamic and invincible figure called Rama who is supposed to be the incarnation of the Supreme Being.

Major anthropology find reported in India
CALCUTTA, India, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Scientists report they have found evidence of the oldest human habitation in India, dating to 2 million years, on the banks of the Subarnarekha River.

The 30-mile stretch between Ghatshila in the province of Jharkhand and Mayurbhanj in Orissa has reportedly yielded tools that suggest the site could be unique in the world, with evidence of human habitation without a break from 2 million years ago to 5,000 B.C.

Anthropologists S. Chakraborty and Robin Barron told the Calcutta Telegraph: "There are no signs of terra incognito (a break in the continuum) in the Subarnarekha valley, unlike any other site in India. Some of the heavier tools resemble those found in the East African stone-age shelters, used by the Australopithecus."

Chakraborty said the uninterrupted habitation could make the site more important than even the Aldovai Gorge in East Africa, the Somme Valley of France, Stonehenge in England, the Narmada basin in Madhya Pradesh and the Velamadurai-Pallavaram rectangle in Tamil Nadu.

Baron further stated that this new find will be a mile stone. Its quite possible that this might be linked with Vedic culture. But for this time we must leave as it is till be get further evidence.

Ancient seals found at Mehrgrah excavation site

The French excavations at Mehrgarhhas unearthed 160 ancient seals.The seals are said to be 6,700 years old and were probably used to stamp goods that were to be exported. The seals had the picture of Lord Rama. Some artifacts found suggest to linked to aryan phase. Yet an another blow to Aryan invasion theory.