The Visha Kanyas were supposedly poisonous young women who operated as executioners in ancient India. Any contact with these toxic ladies would mean death.
Category: Myths and Legends
The Underlying symbolism of the Samudra Manthan
Samudra manthan or Ksheera Sagara Mathanam, Churning of the Ocean of Milk is one of the most famous episodes in Hindu mythology. The story appears in the Bhagavata Purana, the Mahabharata and the Vishnu Purana, and explains the origin of amrita, the drink of immortality.
Lost City Discovered In Honduras Could Be The City of Hanuman
Locating at the Mosquitia region of eastern Honduras in Central America, La Ciudad Blanca, which translates from Spanish as ‘The White City’ is a legendary settlement. One of the days when Charles Lindberg took a flight across the jungles of Mosquitia in Honduras, he found local people worshipping huge monkey sculptures in the ‘lost city… Continue reading Lost City Discovered In Honduras Could Be The City of Hanuman
15 Things you should know about the lost continent of Kumari Kandam
According to many of the ancient extant Tamil literature and some of the Sanskrit literature, Kumari Kandam is the legendary sunken continent, which was ruled by Pandiyan Kings for thousands of years, before getting submerged in the Indian Ocean. Atlantis, Lemuria, and other lost civilizations are the reason why a lot of people are interested in history.… Continue reading 15 Things you should know about the lost continent of Kumari Kandam
Ancient Aliens City hidden below Ellora Caves?
This video investigates the mysterious shafts, holes and tunnels at the Ellora Caves in Maharashtra. The interesting bit is that they are too narrow for an average human being. So who were these built for? Are these caves protecting some underground alien city? Watch the video to find out!
Indian Mandala found in Peru’s Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. No one has proof as to who built them and what their function was. The geoglyphs depict living creatures, stylized plants and imaginary beings, as well as geometric figures several kilometers long. Perhaps more interesting than the figures of… Continue reading Indian Mandala found in Peru’s Nazca Lines
The submerged Temples of Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram, the famous centre of Pallava art and architecture, is situated on the coast of Tamil Nadu. The local traditions and the foreign accounts vividly refer to the submergence of six temples out of seven that existed here.
Indian Origins of Zoroastrians or Parsees
Indians (Indus valley residents) and Iranians (Mesopotamians) shared a common religious past, which led historians to sometimes even term the common ancestral religion as Proto-Indo-Iranian religion. Have we ever understood the implications of this common religious past of the two communities on the historical studies of the two regions? Zoroastrianism was the most prominent religion… Continue reading Indian Origins of Zoroastrians or Parsees
Mystery of Sri Yantra Geoglyph in Oregon Dry Lake Bed
On 12th September, 1990 Boise TV station aired the story about the discovery of a giant pictograph about a quarter of a mile wide appearing in a dry lake bed east of Steens mountain, about 70 miles S.E. of Burns, Oregon in United States. The glyph had a machine like precision in its shape and… Continue reading Mystery of Sri Yantra Geoglyph in Oregon Dry Lake Bed
Dasharajnya – The Battle of Ten Kings
When asked about the ancient classics of India, most would quickly reply with The Ramayana and The Mahabharata. Although this answer is correct, there is an even more ancient story that has been forgotten. That ancient story is called the Dasharajnya or ‘Battle of ten Kings’. This battle is memorialized in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda,… Continue reading Dasharajnya – The Battle of Ten Kings
