Published on Jun 22, 2014
We are in Ellora caves in India and I am going to show you a Vimana, which is an ancient flying device. You are in for a big surprise because it is completely different from what we think it is. By the end of this video, I hope you will come to a logical conclusion if such a flying device could have ever been used in the past.
What is special about this 1200 year old carving? It shows a scene from the Hindu epic Ramayana where Ravana, who was the King of Sri Lanka, is shown as flying in the air. According to the scripture, he uses a flying object called "Pushpaka Vimana". During this flight, he was attacked by a bird called Jatayu, which is also shown in the carving. There is no guess work involved here, because it is all documented in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Now, let us take a closer look at how this flying device looks. Instead of an aircraft like machine, it is shown as a much smaller device which is attached to Ravana's back. Surprisingly, this device looks very similar to a modern day jet pack. How detailed is this carving?
First, notice how firmly Ravana is fastened to the Vimana using plenty of straps. In his safety harness, there are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 straps. Remarkably, you can even see the main strap going from his waist and being securely hooked on to the Vimana. This is the exact same technique that we use today in a jetpack. If you are flying, you wouldn't want to lose the jetpack in mid-air, would you? You know what would happen if you did. It's just incredible that the so called primitive people carved these 6 straps, over 1200 years ago.