HYDERABAD, INDIA, April 29, 2002: Recent studies suggests a link between Indus Valley and Mayans of Central America. The studies focused on the calendars of the two advanced civilizations. The Indus Valley inhabitants followed a calender based on the movements of Jupiter, and the Mayans followed one based on the Venus. In the Puranas, a secondary Hindu scripture, Jupiter, Brihaspati, was acknowledged to be the leader of the gods, while Venus, Shukra, was the leader of the asuras. The texts further state that the devas and asuras lived on opposite sides of the Earth. Mexico and India are at opposite sides in longitude. The correspondences were pointed out by B. G. Siddarth, director of the B. M. Birla Science Centre in Hyderabad. He also said the Hindu story of the churning of the ocean has been found in carvings in Mexico, as well Mayan representations of a tortoise carrying twelve pillars similar to Indian illustrations. Dr. Ganapati Sthapati of Chennai, a foremost expert on Vastu Shatra, the ancient Hindu architecture, has visited the Mayan structures in Central America and found many similarities between the design and construction methods of the Mayans and that of the ancient Hindus.
Source: http://www.stephen-knapp.com/some_of...ds_of_2002.htm

Interesting since the whole world is currently hyped about the Mayan calendar.

These bits of information makes me think about the nature of Mayan people and its practices (like human sacrifice and an overall violent society but still connected to a knowledge on the same level of the Dharmic knowledge.

Another thing that I can't help but correlate is the fact that some battles of the Ramayana took place on South America and the asuras (Ravana, Kumbhakarna and their army) were placed there.

Anyway... Could this mean that this "end of the world" (as people like to panic about) and the overall apocalyptical view of our current time is in fact through the eyes of the Asuras? So in fact we are at the dawn of a very auspicious time?

Just speculating guys...

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