West India backwater region; two islands and nearby delta of Indus as well as Ghaggar Hakra Ancient rivers

**Two islands** around backwater; one bigger & one smaller.

The bigger island called Kachchh ( looks like inverted turtle)

**Smaller island called Khadir Bet** with DHOLAVIRA; BLACK HILL ( Kalo Dungar) across the other end in Greater Island ( facing each other across sea water; both with Shikher temples of Lord Datta-treya at highest points of the region)

The smaller Island harbouring DHOLAVIR is called KHADIR BET.

Islands & back water area ; greater island called Kucch as it looks like an **INVERTED TURTLE**

The smaller island harbours DHOLAVIRA , between two rivulets called — Mansar and Manhar.

R.S. Bisht, former Joint Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India.

Dholavira , between two rivulets of Gaggar river called — Mansar and Manhar.

COSMIC GEOMETRY OF DHOLAVIRA

Michel Danino

CASTLE BASED GEOMETRY OF DHOLAVIRA

Length of city based on trigonometry ( triangle study )

ratio of city to Middle town= x (say 3)

Ratio of Middle town to Castle = x ( say 3)

108 angulas as unit of length

9 meter wide road for non residential areas

5 meters road ( likely used metric system)

Geometrical structures likely for holy activities

related to

Sun moves in defined 27 vedic Nakshatras ,each with 4 phases,thus totally 108 (27×4) points.

108 sun 🌞 positions related to 108 beads of rosary

108 sun positions likely related to well followed Ancient ritual of 108 times anti-clock circum-ambulation to Kailash mountain ( the main origin region of river Indus)

Sun is about 108 times ,the sun diameter , distanced from the earth

Moon is about 108 times, the moon diameter, distanced from the earth.

THE HOLY TEMPLE PALACE OF PRIEST KING 👑 ( Raj Rishi as defined in Indigenous Vedas)

( not castle and Bailey; a false superimposition of non vedic tradition in indigenous setting )

Shikar based Indus inhabitation; Shiker called as Castle by Western understanding & King 👑 priest royal family dwelling as Bailey. The area for Holy gatherings, festivities like full moon etc called stadium by Western traditions. Middle class people living in middle town. Financial lowest class living in lower class.

Note Shikher buliding (the Citadel & Bailey) at top most highest side harbouring the DHOLAVIRA BOARD

Holy site Sandwiched between two rivers ; Mannar river & Manhar river

Fortified Shiker temple & admin residential structure of Hindu tradition on most pious highest side. ( corresponding named as castle & Bailey )

Temple Cum Admin structure located in highest spot of locality. Water body along with temple arranged in NORTH SOUTH direction, same as Great water bath of Mohenjodaro.

Fortified Shikher temple ( seat of spiritual power of Priest King); gate opening towards pious holy North; with stadium outside North gate of temple.

Site older then the Great Pyramid of Giza

Weapons of war

SEA CONNECT ;

TRADE, SAFETY, & SEALS

Spear heads, beads, metal objects for export through sea

AMAZING WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

POTTERY

DHOLAVIRA BOARD on Door of Holy place cum Palace of Holy priest 👑 king.

Fortification of Dholavira in Background & fortification of stadium or prayer assembly in forefront & SHIKHER ( castle & Bailey ) own fortification with door.

The SHIKHER structure with walls all around & a gate at the entrance. The gate has the famous DHOLAVIRA BOARD. Priest King family palace cum Darbar complex

The slope facilitating Gravitational drainage of water; holy north on top.

Wooden board with Gypsum inlays declaring region as Yog Guru Datta-treya blessed.

Most auspicious construct; spoked wheel like construct comes four times. All constructs represent alphabets.

HOLY TREE

Datt-atreya Tradition

Vedic connect with Holy tree also linked with Yoga Tradition of Lord Datta-treya.

Holy tree linked with Tantra & Yog Guru Datta-treya Hari , Soma, Vedic yagya,Iksh- vaku dynasty etc.

The wooden board is likely to be made up from ficus racemosa plant wood as Gular is strongly linked with Yog Guru Datta-treya tradition & headgear too is shown as plant reed with Gular leaves looking like peepal tree.

Fortified **SHIKHER** structure dedicated to Yog Guru Tantra TRADITION Lord Datta-treya ( father Atri Vedic tradition)

**SHIKHER** tradition well established in chain of Himalayas Spiritual tradition right from **ice age**; thus building worship places at top of mountain 🏔️ is an well established ancient Indian tradition which made it compulsory to raise a mountain like Shiker at Dholavira as a place of worship and spiritual power for King Priest who had the palace adjacent to SHIKHER temple for Royal ceremonies & day to day Governance with designated ministers and expert counsellors.

Peak of ice age was in the period from 14000 B.C. to 12000 B.C.

During period from 15000 B.C. to 9000 B.C. eurasian continent was covered with an ice of 1/2 to 2 km thick ice Sheet.

Europe – Russia – Siberia – Khazakhastan – Kirgizistan – Tajikhistan – Tibet – Mongolia – North China etc., were all covered with a sheet of ice and unfit for Human Settlements except for SIDDHAS & AVADHOOT ; general population lived in foothills and land around basins of mighty Indus and holy Saraswati. Saraswati was declared Holy as the Indus river turns and twist towards Saraswati and merges into Saraswati at the merger of both rivers near Island harbouring the holiest of holy site Dholavira.