Ammit the crocodile was an Egyptian demon, which devoured the heart of the dead person after ‘weighing of heart ceremony’. This shows the cultural influence of ancient Egypt on Indus Valley civilization. crocodile figure indicates ancient Egyptian goddess ‘Ammit’
Ammit the crocodile was an Egyptian demon, which devoured the heart of the dead person after ‘weighing of heart ceremony’. This shows the cultural influence of ancient Egypt on Indus Valley civilization. crocodile figure indicates ancient Egyptian goddess ‘Ammit’
Ammit the crocodile was an Egyptian demon, which devoured the heart of the dead person after ‘weighing of heart ceremony’. This shows the cultural influence of ancient Egypt on Indus Valley civilization. crocodile figure indicates ancient Egyptian goddess ‘Ammit’
Fetus symbol- indicates growing embryo and thereby suggests the transmigration of the soul. Abstract: In ancient Indus Valley civilization, many ceremonies were conducted to protect the growing embryo. The ‘Valaikappu’ (Bangle ceremony) was one such ceremony. The above-given symbol means the fetus symbol. Look at the shape of the logo; it looks like an aborted […]
Comb like symbol indicates the offering table
Fish symbolism in Indus Valley Civilization Fish and the God of Waters The puzzle of ‘fish symbol’ is discussed elaborately in website Harappa.com. The author of this article in this Harappa website suggests that the ‘fish’ pictograms of the Indus script meant ‘star’, why was the meaning ‘star’ not expressed directly with a ‘star’ symbol […]
‘Smasana-cayana’altar (Vedic burial ritual) in Indus Valley Civilization. Figure 1: Evidence of ‘Smasana-cayana’ ritual Picture courtesy (Subramanian.T.S, 2015) The above shown picture shows the remnant of ‘Vedic Yajna ‘ritual as per observation of T.S.Subramanian. The article is published in the front line magazine. The discovery and excavation of a new site, 4MSR, near Binjor, Rajasthan, […]
‘Branch symbol’ indicates the word ‘Sastha.’ The above given two symbols indicate branches of a tree. The Sanskrit word ‘Zakhastha’ means ‘branch-sitting’ that is the god sitting on a branch. Further, it is likely that this word got distorted and being pronounced as ‘Sastha’ in Tamil Nadu and Kerala as on today. There were three […]
‘Ankush’ symbol indicates ceremony for controlling the ‘evil spirits’. This ‘Ankush’ symbol had been used in Indus Valley seal inscription, and the symbol is still in use in modern day Hindu mythology. Ankush indicates the weapon of God Ganesha. Most probably, the Indus priest could have used this symbol of ‘’Ankush’’ as a sign of […]