[Stones] Secrets of Stonehenge

[Ric]

Hi,

there are stone circles in especially South India, but
these are poorly understood; this web page does seem
to indicate their prehistoric origin, though -

http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~tcrndfu/web_project/arch_back.html

also, however, there is a classic stand of megaliths
in Kashmir which look suspiciously like the remains
of a once quite striking stone circle, to me?

http://www.koausa.org/Monuments/PlateXLIII.jpg

what also intrigues me is the apparent sudden
appearance or 'modern' stone circles in mainly
southern India, from about the 10th century CE - some
arguably resemble menhir-centred stone circles, with
the surrounding standing stones replaced by stone
goddesses or
'yoginis'

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040912/spectrum/main2.htm

http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/hirapur/ei250.jpg

these also are stone
secrets to which a cultural
key is sought?

thanks,

Ric



--- The Wissers <wissers3 at enter.net> wrote:


---------------------------------
  Thanks, Andy. Just the fellow. I remember looking at
some of hispictures for a long time thinking: aren't
we likely looking at somevery ancient traditions in
regards to stones? Like thisand thisfor example. We
look at the bare stones that remain after thousands
ofyears, but it's possible, even likely, that the
stones in Europe andthe British Isles may have been
draped, decorated, and painted, treatedlike beings or
stand-ins for beings at certain times of year,
ratherthan regarded in modern fashion as inert clock
hands or compass points.Some young ambitious megorak
could do worse than to travel rural Indiaand inquire
for local stories and traditions about stones.

Nancy


Andy Burnham wrote:  
The Wissers wrote:  
      
Thank you, Ric. As you may know, I am a lover of Hindu
culture (with aleaning toward Vaisnavism). I also own
and have read Celtic Heritage,and was familiar with
some of the ways the two cultures mirror oneanother,
but I still found the Campbell article interesting. I
hadnever connected that connection with megaliths, as
they precede'Celtic' cultures by thousands of years.
On the other hand, I haveoften thought that anyone
interested in megaliths and how they mayhave been
regarded in ancient times would do well to look into
thepractises still current, especially in rural India,
connected withcertain stones that are regarded as
ceremonial. A few examples wereposted to the Portal by
someone whose name presently escapes me.     
    
Moti?http://www.megalithic.co.uk/user.php?op=userinfo&uname=motistClick
the link once there to see just the first 1000
photos.Must fix that...


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