Dinesh's photos with the keyword: The Lost River

A statue of goddess Sarasvathi (Gangaiko 0ndacholapuram temple, (Tamil Nadu); the 'kamandalu (water pot) in upper left hand symbolizes the river, while the palm-leaf manuscript in her lower left hand represents the Veda, the inspired speech (vach).

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Perhaps the most remarkable structure unearthed in Banawawali’s acropolis (fig. 7.2) is a small building shaped as a semi-ellipse -- percisely the shape of the acropolis. As if to make it amply clear that this was a conscious choice and not an accident, the building harbours an alter that once again conforms to a semi-elliptical (or apsidal) shape. There can be little doubt that this building was a small temple dedicated to fire worship . ~ Page 157

Water conservation of Dholavira’s second hallmark . . . .the largest two measured about 73 X 29 M and 33 X 9 me respectively, with the latter carved out of massive rock, making it in Bishr’s opinion, ‘the earliest ever rock-cut example’ of water structure (Fig 7.10). They were partly fed by rainwater harvested from castle, where complex stone structures were built to that effect. Elsewhere, huge stone drains, high enough for a man to walk through, directed storm water to the western and northwestern sections of the lower town separated by broad bunds, creating in effect as many reservoirs. Their main supply however, came from the two seasonal streams to the north and south of the city, whose waters wee slowed down by a series of dams and partly deflected to the lower town. Altogether, as much as a third of Dholavira’s area was intended to conserve water; in effect, the monsoon mush have turned into a kind of lake city. ~ Page 169

Kaushambi's fortifications, with revetment of baked bricks (ASI) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosambi

A standing Harappan god often appears between two open branches of a pipal tree; on some of the tablets the branches close up at the top and we have full arch, plainly a device intended to exalt the god (fig 10.8). The same device is used in classical art, where an arch surrounds a seated Buddha, or a standing Shiva, enhancing their glory. ~Page 231