Claim: Hindu mythology portrayed the earth as spherical long before the commonly held belief that it was flat until the 5th century since Varaha lifted a spherical earth.
Fact-check: No Conclusive evidence Varaha lifted a spherical-shaped Earth - FACTLY
Verdict: ancient architecture depicting this legend represented varaha holding personified earth or bhudevi and not flat or spherical earth. illustrations from the medieval period depict varaha supporting a flat earth. images of these illustrations, found at the british and brooklyn museums, clearly depict varaha lifting a flat earth. further, there is no conclusive evidence indicating that hindu scriptures refer to the earth as spherical. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2024-02-01T12:43:22