5000 Years old Temple of Fire (Havan Kund) discovered in Peru

n the light of the archaeological data the history of Indian Civilization reaches back to 3300-2800 B.C which is before the Iron age, this is based on the excavation work mainly centered around the ancient cities Harappa and Mahenjo-dara, famously known as Indus Valley civilization , however it appears to have extended from Baluchistan in the west up to Bihar in the east , this is based on Pictographs , Cornelia beads and other objects found in Ghazipur and Banaras are exactly similar to those found in Indus Valley and terracottas( a type of earthenware, is a clay-based un glazed or glazed ceramic) found at Buxar and Pataliputra are said to belong to IVC.

There are terracotta statuettes of bearded nude males with coiled hair-dress and arms held in parallel to the sides of the body with out touching them suggested Jaina (Kayotsarga) , but the most striking deity is the horned god.

It has been further found on other similar seal amulets that this God has young leaves hanging from him suggesting that this God is a god of fertility. The images of bulls are also fairly wide spread suggesting that bulls are also fairly widespread suggesting that bulls were sacred to this yogi god who was essentially a god of fertility, the presence of a number of
animals shows that this God was also a god of animals and he might be called pauspati (the protector of animals ). The God on the seal amulet has three faces, but he might have even the fourth and fifth faces which could not be plastically represented on the surface of the seal, further the tow horns and matted hair in the middle give one the impression of a trisula or trident with which Siva is associated. Apart from this the artifacts found tiger , elephant, rhinoceros and a buffalo around this god , there are two deers reminding on of the Lord Buddha ,preaching his sermon in the deer park at Varanasi, all the animals engraved on the seals might not be sacred are not of bull but of a buffalo. But both bull and buffalo are sacred to Lord Shiva and his consort Kali respectively , Pipal and banyan are sacred even now , reminding one of Lord Buddha gaining enlightenment under a banyan tree at Bodh Gaya.

However apart from the Linga worship , Harappan religion has also traces of ascetic practice which can be supported from the nudity of gods and goddesses , with matted hair in postures of a sage. Certainly the seated horned god with his eyes on the tip of the nose suggests yoga practice. Hence, it can be conjectured that many of the non vedic elements which later on found their way into classical Hinduism