Art Photo # 22
If one looks, a person can find reminders of the ancient Vedic culture in numerous places, even where you least expect. Here for example is an image that is very much like the Vedic Lord Shiva. It is said to be the Roman God Neptune, found in Bologna, Italy on a public fountain. Notice the trident on this statue of Neptune, along with the hoods of two snakes coiled around his neck on each of his shoulders, typical of Shiva. Anyone familiar with Vedic culture will realize that he is styled after Lord Shiva who is also adorned with serpents around his neck and arms. And the trident was always an emblem of Lord Shiva. This shows how the impressions of Vedic culture and its gods came from India, though styles and names may have changed as it traveled west. Images resembling Ganesh, Shiva, Rama and Krishna have been found in many archeological excavations throughout Italy, although not publicized by Christians.
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