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Information about opinion of indus valley civilization on constellation in details

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Answered by shravangujjar
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Answered by smartbrainz
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Some of Indian astronomy 's earliest roots could be dated back to the Indus Valley or earlier

Explanation:

  • We learn that Harappan (Indus Valley) people have observed the passage of the Sun, the Moon , planets and other stars even before the advent of sophisticated civilisations from the archives of rock art dating back many centuries. Therefore, the Harappan astronomers  were "ardent observers" of the sky.

They needed celestial knowledge for

(1) Calendrical purposes, including prediction of seasons;

(2) Directional & navigational purposes; &

(3) astrological purposes, as the heavens were the Gods' abode.

  • Seals have been discovered that depicts a different image which look similar to some of the "constellations". The Harappan astronomers  have had constellation names, star names, & names for the zodiac & different lunar mansions.  
  • The "six" & "fish" pictograms together constitute a syntactic complex. It is the aru-meen 'six-star' compound which occurs in Old Tamil text and which denotes the "Pleiades asterism". It was the first constellation in an ancient Indian star calendar, which marked "the New Year" in the twenty-third century B.C, in conjunction with the sun at the vernal equinox.
  • Pleiades for Harappa's ancient agricultural community determined the season for planting & reaping The polar constellations Draco, Ursa Major, & Cepheus, played a crucial role in the Indus Valley Astronomy. It indicated the time period of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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