Self-erecting Structures on Venus

Here is a video on Venus Project:

Ancient Space Flights

India’s ancient text “Shrimad Bhagvatam” describes how Krishna was able to overpower his enemy -Salva- and save the citizens of Dwaraka. Salva arrived in a flying city called Saubha, which was also his battle headquarters. Saubha could fly anywhere and everywhere. It could also become invisible at a moment’s notice.

Here is a description of Saubha from Shrimad Bhagvatam 10-76-21 and 22

“At one moment the magic airship built by Maya Danava appeared in many identical forms, and the next moment it was again only one. Sometimes it was visible, and sometimes not. Thus Salva’s opponents could never be sure where it was. From one moment to the next the Saubha airship appeared on the earth, in the sky, on a mountain peak or in the water. Like a whirling, flaming baton, it never remained in any one place.”

Does that sound like an alien airship, a UFO?

Here is an excerpt from a documentary film about UFOs called “The day before the unveiling". It provides some visual evidence about what Krishna’s battle would have looked like.

The Lost City of Atlantis

Did we get a visit from ancient aliens in the past?  Was Atlantis an alien civilization? 

The Lost City of Atlantis has fascinated human civilization since Plato first mentioned it in 360 BC.  Many scholars believe that it was a fictional city while others believe that it was real.  “The possible existence of a genuine Atlantis was discussed throughout classical antiquity, but it was usually rejected and occasionally parodied by later authors. Alan Cameron states: "It is only in modern times that people have taken the Atlantis story seriously; no one did so in antiquity."

The Lost City of Atlantis



Reference:  Wikipedia

Alien Landscape on Earth

Where were films such as Star Trek, Star Wars, and The Voyage Home filmed? Vasquez Rocks County Park located just North of Santa Clarita in California provides the breathtaking landscapes for these films. They have also been used as settings for Hollywood comedy films such as Flintstones, Little Miss Sunshine and Blazing saddles.

Named after an outlaw called Tiburcio Vasquez, who took refuge at this location in the 1870s, Vasquez Rocks resulted from ancient geological activity associated with the San Andreas Fault.

Watch a video: "Sunrise over Vasquez Rocks Natural Area"


Reference: Vasquez Rocks County Park
For images of Vasquez Park: Kay’s Photoblog

Taxonomy of Distant Habitats

It is helpful to categorize, so we can focus our attention on issues that are of interest to us. We have developed 5 categories shown below. Each post will be identified by one or two categories or labels. By distant we mean distant in time, place, history or imagination. The primary types of habitats are as follows:

1 Familiar people in historical environments. (Historical)

2 Familiar people in unfamiliar environments. (Exploration, Space)

3 Unfamiliar people in familiar environments. (Alien Encounter)

4 Unfamiliar people in unfamiliar environments. (Fiction, Exploration, Space)

5 General information

Taxila University, 400 BC – 100 AD

Taxila is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. University of Taxila’s grandeur was unique. For the Indian subcontinent, Taxila stood as a light house of higher knowledge and pride of India. In the present day world, Taxila is situated in Pakistan at a place called Rawalpindi. The university accommodated more than 10,000 students at a time. The university offered courses spanning a period of more than eight years. The students were admitted after graduating from their own countries. Aspiring students opted for elective subjects going for in depth studies in specialized branches of learning.

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It became a cultural heritage as time passed. Taxila was the junction where people of different origins mingled with each other and exchanged knowledge of their countries. The university was famous as "Taxila" university, named after the city where it was situated. The king and rich people of the region used to donate lavishly for the development of the university. The university also used to conduct researches on various subjects.

When Alexander the Great’s army approached Indian subcontinent, thousands of refugees poured into Taxila for shelter.

The range of subjects taught in the university of Taxila were as follows:
(1) Science,
(2) Philosophy,
(3) Ayurveda,
(4) Grammar of various languages,
(5) Mathematics,
(6) Economics,
(7) Astrology,
(8) Geography,
(9) Astronomy,
(10) Surgical science,
(11) Agricultural sciences,
(12) Archery and Ancient and Modern Sciences.

Reference: Biography of Chanakya (340-293 BC)
Photo Credit: Google Maps

Patliputra, India, The Seat of Emperor Ashoka, 500 BC – 200 BC

The ancient city of Patliputra was established by king Ajatshatru around fifth century BC.  It was situated at the confluence of the two rivers known as Sone and Ganga.  Megasthenes, an emissary of Alexander’s general, Seleucus Necator, lived in Pataliputra around 300 BC. He left behind a chronicle of what it was like to live in those days, in and around Pataliputra.  That was the first recorded history by a foreign traveller in India. It describes in vivid terms the grandeur of life in the city.

Around 270 BC, the great Mauryan king Ashoka formulated principles of governance for his empire.  These principles became known as the Edicts of Ashoka.  They were inscribed on stone pillars, which were erected across his empire. The pillars were crowned with a capital made of one or more heads of lions sitting atop a pedestal inscribed with a wheel. The lion denoted strength while the wheel denoted the eternal nature of truth or dharma.  The wheel became known as 'dharma chakra’ or the eternal truth. This column capital was adopted as the official seal of India and was incorporated into the Indian flag.

A contemporary of Ptolemy and Euclid, Ashoka was a great conqueror and his empire extended from what is now the North West Frontier Province in Pakistan in the west, to the eastern boundaries of present India in the north, and up to the Vindhyan range in the south. Ashoka was responsible for the spread of Buddhism in his empire.

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Reference: Magnificent Bihar
Photo Credit: Ashokan Pillar