#vimana

A vimana is a flying machine described in the ancient mythology of India. References to these flying machines are commonplace in ancient Indian texts, even describing their use in warfare.

What is it?

Well, put simply, they are the mythical flying "chariots" out of the South Asian epics. Though, interestingly enough, the earliest mentions of them specifically exclude mentions of horses//being horse drawn.

They are entirely self moving. The word means to traverse, traverse/measure out.

In the ancient epics, they were as large as some palaces, and sometimes listed as a palace (for a character in the epics) and interesting is the evolution of the word today from the days of the epics to where it now means airship/craft.

In the Ramayama, the character and villain, Ravana (inspiration for Rahvin for you WoT fans), has a vimana described as: resembling the Sun, and a chariot able to traverse anywhere and everywhere, resembling a bright cloud, and by command, could go into the atmosphere.

Vimana can travel the skies at insane speed, and notably rain down fire and weapons of mass destruction in battles. Idk about you, but that sounds like some space ship level stuff.

Maybe Stargate was onto something. :SG1 MUSIC INTENSIFIES:

Viman can be shaped into many ways, however. One story tells of a flowery Viman shaped like an eagle that Lord Vishnu sent down to carry the soul of one person up to heaven. Important to also note that Eagles are important in the mythos as they are associated with Garuda a deity and divine bird being who is eagle-like (like not 1-1), as well as often related to a kite (the bird) and yes, the toy that flies through the air is derived in name from the bird. Anyways, Garuda is the mount of Lord Vishnu, and so through him eagles also have a level of high prominence - another example is Shyena, the divine eagle associated with Agni (god of fire).

On July 19, 1952, seven unidentified flying objects were detected in Washington DC’s restricted airspace. Fighter jets were deployed to intercept the bogies, but they were observed to fly at speeds in excess of some seven thousand miles per hour, far beyond the capabilities of any fighter jet in the Air Force’s arsenal. These UFOs were seen flying around DC airspace that year from July 12 to 29, and was reported by multiple civilians, military personnel, politicians. The incident was well recorded in Project Blue Book, the only official US government program to investigate UFOs from March 1952 to its termination in December 1969.

To this day, the US government has not provided the public an explanation as to the events of that day, nor on what exactly UFOs are.

But there are abundant references in ancient world religions concerning mysterious flying objects sometimes known as “bird-men,” “angels.”

One particularly insightful account comes from an 11th-century AD Hindu text named the Samarangana Sutradhara, in where references to ancient aircraft termed vimanas are made:

“The aircraft which can go by its own force like a bird - on the earth or water or through the air - is called a Vimana. That which can travel in the sky from place to place is called a Vimana by the sage of old.

The body must be strong and durable and built of a light wood [Lagha-daru], shaped like a bird in flight with wings outstretched [mahavinhanga]. Within it must be placed the mercury engine, with its heating apparatus made of iron underneath.

In the larger craft [Daru-vimana], because it is built heavier, [alaghu], four strong containers of mercury must be built into the interior. When these are heated by controlled fire from the iron containers, the Vimana possesses thunder power through the mercury. The iron engine must have properly welded joints to be filled with mercury, and when the fire is conducted to the upper parts, it develops power with the roar of a lion. By means of the energy latent in mercury, the driving whirlwind is set in motion, and the traveller sitting inside the Vimana may travel in the air, to such a distance as to look like a pearl in the sky.”

What's really weird is that Gobekli Tebe was back filled in. During the Great Flood? Civilization is much older than you think.

This is an exciting story about myths, but is it really a myth? It talks of the Great flood to wipe out humanity.

There are flood stories around the world in different cultures.

Yep, we are going there!

Vimanas are flying palaces or chariots based on the Sanskrit text Vaimanika Sastra from the early 20th century. Would this really fly?

George Absent - Vimana Feat. Pelina (Dumming Dum Dub Remix) 

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