Posted by: CrazyHorse January 24, 2010
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Professor Sudarshan Raj Tiwari in his book “The Brick and the Bull”, 2002 states, “The similarities among the cultural practices of bygone days leave little doubt that the Kirats did indeed come from the Indus-Saraswati Valley.”
Now what was this similarities among the cultural practices that present Kirantis(Rai, Limbu, Sunuwar, Yakkha) are practicing in reference to cultural practices which was found in the Indus-Saraswoti region?
It was discovered during the excavation of Harappa civilization in Indus-Saraswoti region that phallic symbols resembling the Hindu Siva lingam was found in the Harappan remains.
And if you guess correctly, the present Kirantis do still have sort of phallic symbol in "chula-puja" worship.
--->The Manusmriti identifies the Kiratas as one of the eleven tribes who inhabited the Indus-Saraswoti region. (Tiwari, 2002)
---> The Kiratas were forced to move away from their homeland in Indus-Saraswoti region and into the Himalayas including present day Nepal. (Tiwari, 2002)
---> Kirat came to Nepal in about 700 B.C. and ruled over it. (Baburam Acharya)
“When the Kiratas moved away from their homeland and into the Kathmandu Valley, they brought along with them the knowledge of the 18 building trade groups, among these the art of brick building, water tanks, drainage system etc. The discovery of 2nd century BC brick construction by the Italian excavation team near the Satyanarayan temple gives conclusive proof that the Kiratas had advanced knowledge of brick construction. They also brought their religion. Terracota figurines of humped bulls and matrika sculptures suggest Saiva and mother goddess worship was prevalent among the local population. Whereas the Gopalas and Mahispalas were thought to have followed Vedic Hinduism with Vaisnavite inclination, the Kiratas were thought to be the followers of Shiva. Kirateswore Sivalinga and proto-Lichchvi Kali of Aryaghat are indicative of Sivaite following among Kiratas.” (Tiwari, 2002)
Here's the video that shed limelight.
Now what was this similarities among the cultural practices that present Kirantis(Rai, Limbu, Sunuwar, Yakkha) are practicing in reference to cultural practices which was found in the Indus-Saraswoti region?
It was discovered during the excavation of Harappa civilization in Indus-Saraswoti region that phallic symbols resembling the Hindu Siva lingam was found in the Harappan remains.
And if you guess correctly, the present Kirantis do still have sort of phallic symbol in "chula-puja" worship.
--->The Manusmriti identifies the Kiratas as one of the eleven tribes who inhabited the Indus-Saraswoti region. (Tiwari, 2002)
---> The Kiratas were forced to move away from their homeland in Indus-Saraswoti region and into the Himalayas including present day Nepal. (Tiwari, 2002)
---> Kirat came to Nepal in about 700 B.C. and ruled over it. (Baburam Acharya)
“When the Kiratas moved away from their homeland and into the Kathmandu Valley, they brought along with them the knowledge of the 18 building trade groups, among these the art of brick building, water tanks, drainage system etc. The discovery of 2nd century BC brick construction by the Italian excavation team near the Satyanarayan temple gives conclusive proof that the Kiratas had advanced knowledge of brick construction. They also brought their religion. Terracota figurines of humped bulls and matrika sculptures suggest Saiva and mother goddess worship was prevalent among the local population. Whereas the Gopalas and Mahispalas were thought to have followed Vedic Hinduism with Vaisnavite inclination, the Kiratas were thought to be the followers of Shiva. Kirateswore Sivalinga and proto-Lichchvi Kali of Aryaghat are indicative of Sivaite following among Kiratas.” (Tiwari, 2002)
Here's the video that shed limelight.
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