Ravana's Giant Feet Found in Sri Lanka? Sigiriya's Reptilian Secret
Hey guys, today we are going to look at avery strange structure known as Lion's Paws in Sigiriya. Sigiriya is a giant rock with a flat top whichis also known as Ravana's Palace, located in Sri Lanka. When you start climbing Sigiriya, it is usuallya series of stairs with almost no place to rest. But there is one flat area in between wherepeople rest half way before going to the top. This is a very interesting place because itshows something bizarre. Two giant paws of a strange animal. These are giant feet, I have not seen anythinglike this before, I mean this is huge, you can see how small I look when compared toit. Each paw is at least 10 feet tall and 10 feetwide. I mean it is impossible not to think of thegiant legs of the Sphinx at the great pyramid of Giza. What's even more strange, Sri Lankan's dorefer to this as Lion's Paws or Lion Gate which is similar to the modern Egyptians'claim that Sphinx is also part lion. But are these really lion's paws? Look at the large nails, it is quite clearthat this is not human, it looks like the claws of a fierce animal, the details arefantastic.
There are 2 curves made where the nails meetthe flesh at the end. If you look carefully, there is a little toeas well. So there are three bigger toes and one smalltoe in each leg. In Sri Lanka, they are popularly known aslion's paws or lion entrance because many experts claim that these toes belong to alion. But this is absolutely wrong, these are notlions paws. Lions do not have 4 toes, they have 5 toes,other similar mammals like tigers also have 5 toes, not 4 toes. The ancient builders clearly showed 3 largetoes, and a small, rudimentary toe or a pinky toe. So what animal do these toes belong to? Ancient reptiles had 4 toes, they mostly had3 large toes and one small toe. Let's take dinosaurs for example, you arelooking at the toes of T Rex. He has 4 toes, 3 large ones and one tiny one,look at the similarity. Pay attention to the rough scales on his ankle.
The ancient builders have even tried to showthe scales in Sigiriya, look at the wavy lines made on the structures as well, these representscales. This definitely represents an ancient reptile. What is that powerful reptile? None other than Ravana himself. Now Ravana is said to be the greatest Kingof Sri Lanka, so great that Sri Lanka's first satellite was named Ravana. Sigiriya is also known as Ravana's palace. But, how can Ravana be a reptilian? How can he have legs like this? But when we look at ancient texts, strangedetails start to appear. First, Ravana was not fully human, only hisfather was human. His mother was a completely different species,perhaps a reptilian. When Ravana was born he had the qualitiesof a hybrid species, in the western world, these hybrids are called Nephilim, in someways he was human, in other ways he was not. For example, it is well known that he wasa giant, he was about 10 feet tall. But Ravana showed other reptilian characteristics,he was capable of Shape shifting, he could modify his appearance and deceive others,he could also become invisible by blending with the environment, like a modern day chameleon. The Thai text Ramakien mentions that Ravana'sskin was Green, like a chameleon. Human skin cannot be green, he definitelyhad reptilian blood in him. In Sri Lanka, several reptiles are named after Ravana.
For example, this snake is called RavanageMedilla and even has the scientific name Aspidura Ravanai, after King Ravana because of hisreptilian descent. During my travels in Sri Lanka, I saw manysnake charmers who consider themselves as descendants of Ravana, and they say Ravanawas born with Naga ancestry. Today, we think the word Naga only means snake,but these charmers say that their original ancestors were humanoid with 2 feet and 2arms, but also had strange powers like shape shifting and can even become invisible.
The Nagas simply used Cobra as their symbol,because the Cobra was an easily recognizable reptile due to its inflating or flaring hood. They believe that their reptilian ancestorsdisappeared underground and promised to return some day. Initially I thought this was just folklore,but it is recorded both in Tamil texts and Sinhala texts that Nagas were the originalinhabitants of Sri Lanka. This is why, during ancient times, Sri Lankawas sometimes referred to as Nagadeepa and ancient Greeks also called it Nagadibois. In Sigiriya, there is more evidence relatedto reptilians, there is an unbelievable structure known as Cobra Hood Cave. This is fantastic, because it is a giant rockwhich is shaped like a cobra with its inflated hood. It is impossible to have this kind of a curvenaturally. But this is not the only curve, it also hasyet another curve at the bottom.
In fact, no one knows how it is still standing,if you look at the center of gravity this rock, it should have fallen down but amazinglyit is still standing, as though by using some anti-gravity technique. Of course, you may think this is all completelynatural, and locals just gave a name for this. But that's not true, because if you look carefullyyou can see the remains of some ancient paintings on this cobra cave. This is very tall guys, so I have tried mybest with my zoom camera, I can tell these are amazing paintings but I cannot understandwhat they are showing, because most of them are destroyed. While locals maintain that this was a giantNaga idol worshiped by Ravana, archeologists completely deny that Ravana ever existed,and they maintain that this place was used by a king called Kashyapa around 500 A.D. But they also found an inscription dated muchbefore his time, around 2nd century B.C, which says that the cobra hood rock originally belongedto a king called 'Naguliya'. So we do have strong evidence of Naga or reptilianconnection in the Sigiriya Complex itself.
Now, even if you doubt that Ravana ever existed,if he had reptilian features and you classify all ancient texts as mere mythology, you stillhave to agree that may be human sculptors imagined Ravana's feet and depicted them here,because these are definitely not Lion's paws or Tiger's paws or something like that. See the thing is, Sigiriya is the most underratedancient site in the world, when you explore this place, you realize that reality can surpassyour imagination. And as extraordinary as this place is, ithas never been studied properly by experts. For example, some claim these paws are madeof granite. But it cannot be, it is made of simpler materialslike brick and clay and then coated with lime mortar, this is why it looks white. If you observe carefully, you can see thebricks at the base, revealing themselves. Similarly archeologists are of the opinionthat this was built in 5th century A.D, roughly about 1600 years ago. That is quite ancient, but in reality, thesestructures could be much much older, taking us back to the time of Ravana's rule in SriLanka. Like this, there are many many mysteries hiddenin Sigiriya.
So what do you think? Are these Ravana's feet? Or are these Lion's Paws? Was Sigiriya really Ravana's Palace? Please let me know your thoughts in the comments section, I am Ram , thanks a lot for reading this article don't forget to subscribe to get all the updates,do share it with your friends and I will talk to you soon.
There are 2 curves made where the nails meetthe flesh at the end. If you look carefully, there is a little toeas well. So there are three bigger toes and one smalltoe in each leg. In Sri Lanka, they are popularly known aslion's paws or lion entrance because many experts claim that these toes belong to alion. But this is absolutely wrong, these are notlions paws. Lions do not have 4 toes, they have 5 toes,other similar mammals like tigers also have 5 toes, not 4 toes. The ancient builders clearly showed 3 largetoes, and a small, rudimentary toe or a pinky toe. So what animal do these toes belong to? Ancient reptiles had 4 toes, they mostly had3 large toes and one small toe. Let's take dinosaurs for example, you arelooking at the toes of T Rex. He has 4 toes, 3 large ones and one tiny one,look at the similarity. Pay attention to the rough scales on his ankle.
The ancient builders have even tried to showthe scales in Sigiriya, look at the wavy lines made on the structures as well, these representscales. This definitely represents an ancient reptile. What is that powerful reptile? None other than Ravana himself. Now Ravana is said to be the greatest Kingof Sri Lanka, so great that Sri Lanka's first satellite was named Ravana. Sigiriya is also known as Ravana's palace. But, how can Ravana be a reptilian? How can he have legs like this? But when we look at ancient texts, strangedetails start to appear. First, Ravana was not fully human, only hisfather was human. His mother was a completely different species,perhaps a reptilian. When Ravana was born he had the qualitiesof a hybrid species, in the western world, these hybrids are called Nephilim, in someways he was human, in other ways he was not. For example, it is well known that he wasa giant, he was about 10 feet tall. But Ravana showed other reptilian characteristics,he was capable of Shape shifting, he could modify his appearance and deceive others,he could also become invisible by blending with the environment, like a modern day chameleon. The Thai text Ramakien mentions that Ravana'sskin was Green, like a chameleon. Human skin cannot be green, he definitelyhad reptilian blood in him. In Sri Lanka, several reptiles are named after Ravana.
For example, this snake is called RavanageMedilla and even has the scientific name Aspidura Ravanai, after King Ravana because of hisreptilian descent. During my travels in Sri Lanka, I saw manysnake charmers who consider themselves as descendants of Ravana, and they say Ravanawas born with Naga ancestry. Today, we think the word Naga only means snake,but these charmers say that their original ancestors were humanoid with 2 feet and 2arms, but also had strange powers like shape shifting and can even become invisible.
The Nagas simply used Cobra as their symbol,because the Cobra was an easily recognizable reptile due to its inflating or flaring hood. They believe that their reptilian ancestorsdisappeared underground and promised to return some day. Initially I thought this was just folklore,but it is recorded both in Tamil texts and Sinhala texts that Nagas were the originalinhabitants of Sri Lanka. This is why, during ancient times, Sri Lankawas sometimes referred to as Nagadeepa and ancient Greeks also called it Nagadibois. In Sigiriya, there is more evidence relatedto reptilians, there is an unbelievable structure known as Cobra Hood Cave. This is fantastic, because it is a giant rockwhich is shaped like a cobra with its inflated hood. It is impossible to have this kind of a curvenaturally. But this is not the only curve, it also hasyet another curve at the bottom.
In fact, no one knows how it is still standing,if you look at the center of gravity this rock, it should have fallen down but amazinglyit is still standing, as though by using some anti-gravity technique. Of course, you may think this is all completelynatural, and locals just gave a name for this. But that's not true, because if you look carefullyyou can see the remains of some ancient paintings on this cobra cave. This is very tall guys, so I have tried mybest with my zoom camera, I can tell these are amazing paintings but I cannot understandwhat they are showing, because most of them are destroyed. While locals maintain that this was a giantNaga idol worshiped by Ravana, archeologists completely deny that Ravana ever existed,and they maintain that this place was used by a king called Kashyapa around 500 A.D. But they also found an inscription dated muchbefore his time, around 2nd century B.C, which says that the cobra hood rock originally belongedto a king called 'Naguliya'. So we do have strong evidence of Naga or reptilianconnection in the Sigiriya Complex itself.
Now, even if you doubt that Ravana ever existed,if he had reptilian features and you classify all ancient texts as mere mythology, you stillhave to agree that may be human sculptors imagined Ravana's feet and depicted them here,because these are definitely not Lion's paws or Tiger's paws or something like that. See the thing is, Sigiriya is the most underratedancient site in the world, when you explore this place, you realize that reality can surpassyour imagination. And as extraordinary as this place is, ithas never been studied properly by experts. For example, some claim these paws are madeof granite. But it cannot be, it is made of simpler materialslike brick and clay and then coated with lime mortar, this is why it looks white. If you observe carefully, you can see thebricks at the base, revealing themselves. Similarly archeologists are of the opinionthat this was built in 5th century A.D, roughly about 1600 years ago. That is quite ancient, but in reality, thesestructures could be much much older, taking us back to the time of Ravana's rule in SriLanka. Like this, there are many many mysteries hiddenin Sigiriya.
So what do you think? Are these Ravana's feet? Or are these Lion's Paws? Was Sigiriya really Ravana's Palace? Please let me know your thoughts in the comments section, I am Ram , thanks a lot for reading this article don't forget to subscribe to get all the updates,do share it with your friends and I will talk to you soon.
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