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Posted on 05/01/2006 10:20:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
They depict Vishnu and Vaishnavi and were found at Zurhama... the first of its kind in Kupwara and bore testimony to the distinctive bronze art history of Kashmir, the earliest evidence of which was found in the southern Kashmir districts of Anantnag and Pulwama. The biggest of the sculptures, measuring 27 cm x 15 cm, was of Vaishnavi, seated cross-legged on a pedestal designed as a lotus. A second one, measuring 23 cm x 13 cm, was of Vishnu riding the Garuda. In addition, pottery pieces were found during a trial dig at the site. The finds are considered very significant in view of the varied religious influences that, historically, have swept over the region, which is located at the junction of India, Central Asia, and China-Tibet.
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Hey, thanks for posting this significant find! I guess the muslims faith will explain this how?
They'll "explain" it by hitting it with hammers until it doesn't exist any longer.
Anything created by the Hindus and Buddhists (the original people of the region) are supposed to be Satanic and has to be destroyed.
Those who can't create .........destroy!
I dont think Muslims in Kashmir claim that there never where Hindus in the region. They simply claim that the land now belongs to them.
For the Muslims the whole world belongs their Allah and hence every land belongs to them.
All your land are belong to them?
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