Pole Star Worship

[Asko Parpola]

Pole star worship can be traced back to the Indus Civilization. See  
pp. 46-48 in

  http://www.scripta.kr/scripta2010/en/scripta_archives/scripta_v01_a002.pdf

in more detail in A. Parpola, Deciphering the Indus script, Cambridge  
1994, p. 240ff., with Vedic references p. 245.

With best regards, "Ashok"


Quoting theodor <theodor at RESEARCH.HAIFA.AC.IL>:

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> Dear all,
>
>  On behalf of a colleague, I would like to ask, whether
> anyone could recommend a good reference for the worship of pole star
> (dhruva)? Could it be traced back to Vedas/ Vedic period or did it only
> start with Puranas?
>
>  Many thanks,
>  Ithamar
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> Theodor, Ph.D
> Visiting Scholar - The Professorship in Indian Religions
> and Culture
> Department of Religious and Cultural Studies
> The Chinese
> University of Hong Kong
> theodor at orange.net.il [1]
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