Did you know that Qutub Minar was actually Dhruv Stambh or Vishnu Dhwaj that existed even before the times of Raja Vikramaditya? It had Arabic motifs and scripts retro-installed by Qutubuddin Aibak between 1191 – 1210 AD, followed by his successors Iltutmish, Alauddin etc till 1315 AD. If we look at Qutub Minar from top angle, it has a lotus of 24 petals. Lotus certainly is not an Islamic symbol, but it is ancient Vedic symbol. Adjoining Mehrauli (Sanskrit word Mihira-awali) township is where the well known astronomer Varaha-Mihira of Vikramaditya’s court lived along with his helpers, mathematicians and technicians. Mihir alias Varah Mihir was the renowned mathematician, astronomer, and scientist in Vikramaditya’s court who was the author of the famous book ‘Vrihatsamhitayam’ . There is an estimation that this observatory was set up during 4th Century A.D to 6th Century A.D. They used the Vishnu Stambh...
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