Awesome Anotomy: Honest of Human Heart

Awesome Anotomy: Honest of Human Heart

About the Pyramid Sculptures(Teotihuacan )

It Placed Near Mexico City, Teotihuacan is the home of the famous Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of the Moon, Avenue of the Dead, a stone city, and Qetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent.

Eleanor and I were continually surprised by the influence of pre-Hispanic culture in Mexico. Even the advertising at the Cinemex megaplex featured pyramids. Many place names are not in Spanish but in indigenous languages such as Nahuatl. In Mexico, archaeology is limited not by the ability to find good places to dig but by funding. There are ancient ruins under much of Mexico city and in many other places as well, but few are as grand as Teotihuacan.
This picture is of the spectacular view from the top of the Pyramid of the Moon. The large pyramid in the distance on the left is the much larger Pyramid of the Sun.

This whole site was once a thriving marketplace. Originally the main export from this area was obsidian a black volcanic glass that can be chipped into many forms including sharp tools and beautiful sculptures.


Finally, the crown jewel of Teotihuacan, the Pyramid of the Sun. The pyramids of the sun and moon were dedicated to a pair of gods. Merchants now sell small obsidian figurines of the gods.
The pyramids had been covered with dirt over the years so the restoring team, in a hurry to meet a deadline for a site dedication used explosives to clear the dirt from the stone pyramids. That meant that much of the pyramid had to be rebuilt. The director of the project led the reconstruction from the ground which allowed him, inadvertently, to reproduce an optical illusion that makes the angles appear correct from the ground. Still, the pyramid is extremely tall.

Island Sculptures Story

It is one of the most isolated islands in the world but 1200 years ago a double-hulled canoe filled with seafarers from a distant culture landed upon its shores. Over the centuries that followed a remarkable society developed in isolation on the island. For reasons still unknown they began carving giant statues out of volcanic rock. These monuments, known, as "moai" are some of the most incredible ancient relics ever discovered. The people of Easter Island called themselves the Rapa Nui. Where did they come from and why did they disappear? Science has learned much about the enigma of Easter Island and has put to rest some of the more bizarre theories, but questions and controversies remain. Explore this site to get the latest information on the island's history and current research.

About tamilnadu ancient sculptures

In Hindu mythology one can find several stories based on the enmity between the inhabitants of the world of gods and the Demons known as Asuras in Sanskrit language. As a common theme, in many such stories kings of Demons become powerful enough to suppress the power of the king of the world of gods, by the boons they receive from one of the three supreme deities namely Siva, Vishnu and Brahma and take control of it. Then the gods complain about their plight to the Trinities. Trinities then take a special form or create some one in such a way to overcome the power of the boon given to the Demon.

In one of such stories, a king of Demons named Mahisha (means buffalo) received a boon from Brahma after a severe penance undertook by him. According to the boon only a female can kill him. Probably he may have thought that the females were generally weak and the boon he received was as good as immortality. He started his atrocities and defeated Indra the ruler of the world of gods. He banned worshipping of gods. Indra and his subjects went to Siva. As a female with such a power to overcome the strength of the Demon is needed kill him, they combined all their powers and created the goddess Durga. She went to the Demons place and challenged him. A fierce fight raged and continued for nine days. Durga killed all of Mahisha's lieutenants and engaged Mahisha. He decided to use deception tactics and changed his forms frequently while fighting. However Durga overcame all his tactics and killed Mahisha with her spear. As she killed Mahisha the goddess Durga got the name Mahishasura Mardhani, "the distroyer of Mahisha".

The sculptured panel seen here depicts this fight between Durga and Mahisha. Durga is seen seated on a lion, with several hands and the Demon is seen in a form of buffalo.