The flying chariots of the gods in the Indian epics
The Vimana (विमान) are flying craft used by the gods in the ancient Sanskrit texts, including the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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What are the differences between Shakuna, Sundara, Rukma and Tripura Vimana flying machines?
On Wikipedia page we can read:
Vimāna is a mythological flying palace or chariot described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics.
Early 20th-century sanskrit Vaimānika Śāstra claim that the vimānas mentioned in ancient Sanskrit epics were aerodynamic…
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Are the gods in Indian mythology, who came on earth with some kind of aircraft, aliens?
I am from India and I have read many books like Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata etc. in which the characters were using very high technological weapons and aircraft.
Were they aliens because they were using the technology that we don't have…
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