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Posted on 05/03/2026 6:52:25 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Times of India reports that researchers led by epigrapher K. Muniratnam Reddy from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have decoded a Sanskrit inscription written in Brahmi characters on a seal discovered in what is now Pakistan. The translation reads, "Devadaruvane Svami Kotesvarah," indicating that the fifth-century a.d. seal belonged to a temple dedicated to Shiva, a principal Hindu deity. Reddy and his colleagues explained that the inscription refers to a pivotal story about Shiva set in the Devandaru forest that is recorded in a sacred text called the Skanda Purana. The seal is thought to be the oldest known depiction of the story, Reddy concluded. To read about efforts to document petroglyphs in a remote region of India, go to "Himalayan High Art."
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Shiva in my opinion is Pashupati ie the seated ascetic deity on the Harappan coins.
He is not an Indo European deity but a Dravidian one
Thanks! Interesting about the coins. Not sure we've had a topic about this, but I'm forgetful.
Looks like you're not alone: Who is Pashupati? The Ancient Vedic form of Shiva as Lord of All Beings.
The other GGG topics added since the previous digest ping, alpha:
“Shiva says to drink your Ovaltine.”............🤔
“Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round; the jar is round... they should call it Roundtine.”
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Ovaltine is named for its original oval-shaped malt extract ingredient, combined with the suffix “-tine” to suggest a nutritious tonic.
Ovaltine was created in Switzerland in 1904 by chemist Albert Wander. The name comes from the Latin word “ovum” (egg), reflecting the original inclusion of egg in the formula, and the malt extract’s oval shape, combined with the suffix “-tine”, which was intended to evoke a healthful tonic or supplement. The product was marketed as a nutritious drink for children and adults, emphasizing energy and wellness.
Culturally, the name has also been referenced humorously. In Seinfeld (Season 8, Episode “The Fatigues”), the character Kenny Bania jokes: “Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round. The jar is round. They should call it Roundtine.” This line plays on the literal shape of the container rather than the historical origin of the name, and Bania exclaims, “That’s gold, Jerry! Gold!” to highlight the comedic effect of the observation.
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In summary, Ovaltine’s name reflects its original ingredients and health-focused branding, while pop culture has occasionally poked fun at the literal interpretation of the word.
Why do they call it histerectomy?
Why not here tomy?
Why do they call it hernia?
Should it be hisnia, since it is mainly men’s issue?
I would like to see the DC comic universe battle the Hindu pantheon. Marvel too.
Why do we call hemhorrhoids hemhorrhoids and asteroids asteroids? Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
Is that a temple on that coin or is it just happy to see me?
I lived in very nice apartment in Emeryville, CA because my job was there. Had a view of SanFrancisco Bay. Neighbors came over, all excited because they’d gone to see a Hindu guru who just built an ashram nearby. “You have to see him.” Nice Jewish couple in their 50s or 60s. So I went.
After decades of people and piests telling me “God will punish you for that” “You’re going to hell for that,” I felt pure love from the Swami...and all of his followers, distinguishable because they wore cothes from India. They were followers of Shiva.
A few years later, I was in New York on business, had relatives there. Friend of mine and his wife were going to be in town too. So we went up to some ashram many miles north of NYC where I had an uncle to visit. Uncle thought we were nutcases to see Hindu guru, but when we got back a few days later, he said we were all “glowing”. Friend who came with me was a Baptist minister.
Are you interested in various dieties or just coins?
Not sure about that, I do know that it has no true krit, hence the term ‘sans krit’. The rimshot here is implied.
I’m interested in the intersection between history, language, ethnicity and religion. Mostly for indo European and Dravidian but also Afro-Asiatic (Semitic, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Berber).
The various forms of Shaivite beliefs especially their Bhakti form as seen in Tamil and Andhra country is interesting to me, but not from a spiritual point of view as for you.
I am interested in the Hindu philosophies again from a scientific point of view.
Have you delved deeper into the theology or is it the mysticism that interests you?
No, Shiva is worshipped in the form of a phallus. The lingam is a phallus inside an oni, a you know what
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