City researcher unveils 10,000 year old Trishul

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A city-based researcher and businessman on Thursday unveiled genuine antiquities including a 10,000 year-old Trishul and a 3,000 year-old Vajra, which were said to be found during a mining expedition in the Philippines. Speaking to the reporters in Bengaluru during the unveiling, the researcher Syed Shameer Hussain said that the antiquities were unearthed during a mining expedition in May 2015.

"I have been associated with copper ore and gold mining in the Philippines since 2012. During the course of my work, I was working closely with the local residents there. On May 5, 2015, the labour supervisor summoned me to the mining site after finding something unusual," Hussain said. He said that he was shown two articles that were found on the mining spot and the same were taken out from the ground and cleaned with water.

"The said article looked strange. It was neither in the shape of an animal nor a known object like a vessel or a statue of God. The second article found was a Trishul," he said. Hussain said that since two articles were found together, it appeared to be associated in some manner and probably connected to Hindu mythology.

"After doing a thorough research on the internet about them, I was able to understand that the strange article found along with the Trishul is a Vajra which is the weapon of Lord Indra and that the Trishul might belong to Lord Shiva," he said.

"Later, I shifted to India and visited the Office of Archaeological Survey of India, where these articles were registered as Vajra and Trishul with them," he added. Hussain said the two articles were authenticated by Anjani Munshi, consultant art and antiquities ex-registering officer.