Thakur Prasad Verma, a retired Banaras Hindu University professor has asserted in a new research paper that the iconic ‘Dancing Girl’ statue from Mohenjodaro is Goddess Parvati, The Indian Express reported on Monday. The paper titled ‘Vedic Sabhyata Ka Puratatva (Archaeology of Vedic Civilisation)’ takes this finding as a cue to make a case for the Vedic identity of people belonging to the Indus Valley Civilisation.
The paper further reaffirms the claim that of right-leaning thinkers that Shiva was worshipped by inhabitants of the civilisation.
The paper, published in Itihaas, the Hindi journal of the Indian Council of Historical Research, also asserts that many other artefacts excavated from the site hint towards the worship of Shiva. The famous ‘Seal 420’, which shows a horned figure sitting in a yogic posture, is proof of Shiva worship, Verma further claims.
Also, the “trefoil pattern” on the shawl of another figurine, the ‘Priest King’, is indicative that the king followed a Hindu God.
Verma also claims that the ‘Dancing Girl’ figurine has to be Parvati because “where there is Shiva, there should be Shakti”.
(Source: The Indian Express)
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