Hey guys, Why were thousands of Shiva Lingams and
other ancient Indian idols destroyed? I am going to show you why today, using this as an example.
As you can see this is just a small shrine, originally it is said to have a Shiva Linga
in the center. But take a look at what is here today. What is Underneath? You may have expected a
small pit where the lingam was removed, but look, a deep, secret underground chamber had been built.
This will easily be atleast 6 feet deep, too bad people are using this as a trash can now, but the
opening is only about 2 feet wide, but inside, you can see that the chamber is much bigger.
They would have fit a lingam on top of this, and it would have looked like a nice little temple.
So, the question is, what was kept in the secret underground chamber?
Gold, Silver and precious gems like diamonds and ruby. How do we know this? This is still the
standard procedure today, while constructing Hindu temples and placing the main idol. Even today,
while they build Hindu Temples, they bury precious metals and stones. In fact,
even when we build a house, we have to bury them as a part of the ritual,
this ritual is called Bhoomi Pooja. But since we cannot afford to bury gold and diamonds today,
they sell symbolic fake ones in all jewellery shops. This is just 100 rupees,
1 or 2 dollars, and Hindus buy this and bury this before starting their house construction.
But in ancient temples, they were burying original Gold and Diamonds, and not just a little bit,
an enormous amount of them. This is why time and time again; we find underground treasures
hidden in ancient Hindu temples. But WHY? Why would they bury so much Gold, Silver,
Diamond and Ruby underground? Were they simply hiding them, so they could come back and use it
some day? No! Ancient Hindus believed that Gold, Silver and 9 Precious gemstones called Navaratna,
produced some kind of positive energy, a vibration that healed the sick,
and made people healthy and happy. This is why a lot of Indians still wear Gold Jewelry,
it is estimated that more than 10% of the entire world’s Gold is worn by Indian housewives.
Some people are calling this the JJ Thomson effect, and say Gold is inseparable from positive
particles and energy. They claim that Diamonds and other stones radiate some kind of energy, even
when buried. While invaders of the middle-ages saw Gold and diamonds only as things of monetary
value, the ancient Hindus must have used them for some scientific or spiritual purpose.
The ancient people must have observed that they create positive vibrations, there must
be some hidden reason, because if you visit ancient temples even today, even as a tourist,
you will be filled with positive energy and generally feel good. Perhaps this feeling of
well-being is somehow connected to the amount of these buried precious metals and stones.
So, I hope you understood that the main reason to destroy Shiva Lingas and Vishnu Statues in
ancient temples was probably to loot the enormous amount of wealth, buried underneath. I just hope
we can save what’s left of the ancient temples. I hope you liked this video, I am Praveen Mohan,
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