Hey guys, today I am going to show you some very strange, inside details.
Look at this ancient carving.
See anything out of place?
Is it just a lion with an open mouth?
Look at its neck here, you can see something bulgy, as though something is stuck in its throat.
Now look at this carving, it is carved almost right next to it.
You cannot see the bulge in the neck, but you can see something inside the throat.
Both these carvings are placed about 20 feet above the ground level, so I couldn’t get
a better picture, but there is something definitely coming out of the mouth, right?
Some of you may Praveen, you always imagine things that don’t exist, these are probably
just coincidences, they are just mistakes made by sculptors.
What about this one?
What is that?
Yes, it seems very much like a human coming out of the mouth of the lion.
You can see his hands here, you can see his head here, and only the torso is out of the
lion’s mouth.
His legs are completely inside the lion.
What are the ancient builders trying to tell us?
Now look at these pictures, a step-by-step depiction of the man coming out very slowly
out of the mouth, you can see his entire body, almost completely coming out.
Here, this man is totally out of the lion’s mouth.
Remember how when we were kids, we made flip books?
In every page we made a particular frame, and when we flipped the pages, we could tell
a story, like someone is sneezing.
This is what we see in this temple, we can see how a lion is coughing up a human being.
Now, some of you may think we are looking at it in reverse direction, maybe you think
the lion is eating this man, if you see it in reverse, it appears that the lion is eating
the man, but I don’t think that.
Why?
Because the man appears to be super calm in these carvings, the man shows no emotions
like fear and anxiety, and ancient Indian sculptors were masters of carving emotions.
It appears that he is casually coming out of the lion’s mouth.
But who can explain this story?
Who is this guy coming out of the lion’s mouth?
Now, look at this carving.
Don’t distracted by this guy on the side and what is on his head.
Focus on the pot like container here.
This is called Kumbha and you can see a gel like liquid splashing all around, some type
of liquid is coming out of the container.
Why?
Because of this figure.
Who is he?
And what is he doing inside the Kumbha?
This is a rare carving of a saint, his name is Vasishta.
Now who is Vasishta?
Vasishta is one of the authors of Rig Veda, the oldest text of Hinduism.
Even by very conservative estimates, the Rig Veda is said to be 3000 years old.
But why is Vasishta shown inside a container?
He was a test tube baby born outside of a mother’s womb.
Something very fascinating is mentioned in ancient Indian texts.
They mention that twin brothers by the names of Vasishta and Agastya were born by artificial
means.
They were not only created or fertilized in an external container, they were also completely
developed and born out of large containers called Kumbhas.
And some of you may think this is nonsense, that’s not how test tube baby process works,
right?
An egg is fertilized in a petri dish, and typically allowed to divide 2 to 4 times in
the dish and then, it will be put back into the mother’s womb, right?
No, scientists have already built an artificial womb and have tested it on animals, and these
animals can be fully grown and “delivered” from these containers.
And scientists confirm that this is going to be the future, where the foetus can be
fully grown and monitored using artificial intelligence and be born outside of a mother’s womb.
Is it possible that such a technology existed in ancient times?
Or, were these writings merely born out of imagination of ancient writers?
Now, I have shown you these mysterious ancient bags in Hindu temples, and these ancient bag
carvings are found all around the world.
But, in this temple, I have not only found these bags, you can see these are like modern
waist bags or hip pouches.
But I have also discovered what’s inside these bags and it is mind boggling.
This temple is a treasure trove for carvings, and I could find many many carvings and statues
with these waist bags.
Initially I thought these were just flaps in their clothing, but as I examined more
carvings, I saw some of them have bulges as though there was something inside.
I am always intrigued by what is inside these ancient bags.
Did they have some kind of advanced devices inside the bags or were they carrying simple
things like food and water?
What if they are just lunch bags, right?
For the very first time, I am going to show you what’s inside the bag.
I found three specific carvings which show what is inside the bag.
This is the first one.
No, not this one, this one.
It is very easy to get mesmerized by the bigger statues, but nobody pays attention to smaller
carvings.
You can clearly see that the bag is open, and there are several things inside the bag.
But what are they?
Here you can see a strange object, it looks like some kind of a container, but we don’t
know what’s inside.
And right next to it, you can see 2 thin, cylindrical tube-like objects, with domes
on top.
They don’t look anything like food or water bottles or something like that.
Even if you want to argue that this could be an ancient pot for drinking water, the
carving nearby disproves that.
Because look, this woman is giving him water, that’s how water pots looked back then.
So, the ancient builders are making it clear that this is water, and this is not water.
This is something else, and these are some other objects.
Now, this is a war scene, right?
This guy is shown with a spear, and other weapons, so possibly these objects are related
to fighting.
But they don’t look like normal weapons, maybe they are like bombs or grenades or something
like that?
Or they could be medicines, they could hold medicines for the soldiers.
if they get hurt.
I also found another carving with an open bag.
Now, this is the bag, we can clearly see the outline of the bag, and there are 2 objects
in the bag.
But again, I am not able to fully understand what they are.
The right one looks like a bottle, like some type of a flask or a container, and again
we have that dome shaped top.
Now, a lot of people will stop making videos about “what’s in the ancient bag” and
start making videos about “what’s inside the ancient bottle”, right?
Anyway, look at the object on the left, that is really weird.
It seems to have a broad base, and a crescent shaped top, but it also has some type of a
wire or cable attached to it.
What is that?
It cannot be a stabbing or cutting weapon like a sickle because its base is just too
broad to hold.
And weapons like knives don’t need wires.
So, what is that?
And why does it have to be kept safely inside the bag?
And you can say maybe it is a sickle like weapon, they just kept it inside the bag.
But in the same temple, we can see that warriors always carried their swords and knives outside
these bags, I mean if you have an enemy who is ambushing you, you don’t want to waste
your time opening your bag, right?
You want to draw and use the weapon as quickly as possible.
And this is the third carving I wanted to show you by the way.
You can see the open bag here too.
It is not so clear what’s inside, but again, I think there are 2 objects here.
One looks like a dome, and the other one, I have no idea what this is, partially because
it is not clear.
Now, let’s look inside something else.
Let’s look at this horseman, see that strange detail?
Don’t be distracted by the hair of the horse’s tail.
I know we can easily be mesmerized with this kind of craftsmanship.
But that’s not what we are focussing on today.
You see this quiver or arrow bag?
You can see the bow on the outside, and a bag, probably made of leather, resting on
it.
Inside the bag, you can see a bunch of arrows.
But this time, let’s focus on the outside.
You see these 2 arrows.
While the rest of the arrows are placed inside the quiver, 2 arrows are placed outside.
This is a fascinating detail.
You can clearly see their arrowheads at the bottom.
Now, initially I thought that this was just a coincidence or a mistake of the sculptor,
so I checked a few more carvings, and I found the exact, same detail.
All the warriors have two arrows placed outside the quiver.
Why?
Imagine you are in a fierce battle field shooting arrows, will you keep count of how many arrows
you have left?
No, even without looking at the quiver, you are going to continuously draw the arrows
and shoot at your enemies.
And what happens after you have used all the arrows in the bag?
You will end up using the last 2 arrows, and when you pull them from the outside, you will
realize that yes, these are the last 2 arrows, I have no more arrows left.
So, you have to make a choice, you may retreat and get more arrows and fight from a distance
or you can go into a close combat using spears and swords.
So, these 2 arrows are reserve arrows, in fact I am coining this phrase ‘Ancient Arrow
Reserve’.
This is a system similar to modern day reserve fuel.
So, what do you do when you are riding a bike and it abruptly stops in the middle of the
road?
You give it a shake and you realize that the fuel tank is empty.
Are you going to be just, stranded on the road?
No, there is a knob called fuel reserve in your bike, all you have to do is turn the
knob and you will get enough fuel to run for a few miles, and then you can fill up the
tank and continue your business.
This is exactly the same system ancient Indian warriors were using, when they ran out of
the arrows in the main tank, they switched to the reserve arrows, just 2 arrows, but
they may be enough to save their lives.
I hope you enjoyed looking inside various things, whether they are bags, quivers, pots
or even inside the mouths of animals.
I am Praveen Mohan, thanks a lot for watching, don’t forget to subscribe, and I will talk to you soon.
By the way did you notice the lizard next to that guy with a bag?
What about the bird on the horse?
What do they mean?
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