'Golden Kinnari' as pictured above was excavated upon the Philippine islands, its age is over 1000 years, a pre islamic age when Philippines, along with the Indonesian islands and Indo/Chinese peninsula were part of  the Vedic culture.

 

'Kinnari' are described in Vedic scriptures as half human and half bird celestial beings and one embraced by Buddhists as part of their culture and throughout Indonesia and the Indo/Chinese peninsula they are found adorning their temples.

 

"In the veins of every one of my people flows the blood of Indian ancestors and the culture we possess is steeped through and through with Indian influences." Suharto Sukarno - Indonesian leader and first President of Indonesia.

 

 

As pictured above, Golden Tara, a cross legged female figurine which was also dug up on the island of the Philippines, a deity which is composed of twenty one carat gold, weighing nearly four pounds and which is also dated over 1000 years old.

 

Tara is a goddess from the Vedic scriptures and a Sanskrit word meaning 'star' that which 'crosses' a deity very much embraced by Buddhists who worshipped her as one who helps to 'cross over' at the time of death.

 

"The culture of India was one of the world's most civilizing forces. Countries of the Far East, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia, owe much of what is best in their own cultures to the inspirations imported from India.” Philip S. Rawson.

 

 

'Garuda' the carrier of Visnu is famous throughout Indonesia and Indo/Chinese peninsula where in Thailand he's officially the national emblem and for centuries a symbol of royalty depicted upon seals used by Thai Kings and governments.

 

As well as 'Golden Tara' and 'Golden Kinnari' we find pictured above the golden dagger handle bearing the form of 'Garuda' excavated once again upon the island of the Philippines and once again dating over 1000 years.

 

"In the early Middle Ages there existed a "Greater India" a vast Indian empire. A man coming from the Ganges to Southeast Asia was as much at home there as in his own land. In those days the Indian Ocean deserved its name.” Rene Grousset.

 

 

'Garuda' is used as a charm or amulet to ward off snakes and poisons and as well as the golden dagger handle of 'Garuda' we also have a golden ring which bears the image of Garuda and was also excavated upon the island of the Philippines.

 

This golden ring (pictured above) is like 'golden tara' 'golden kinnari' 'golden dagger' all over 1000 years and an age where the 'Philippines' the 'Indonesian islands' and 'Indo/Chinese peninsula' were all part of the Vedic culture of India.

 

"This was the time of the great Indian expansion, when seafaring merchants fanned out across the Indian Ocean and brought to Southeast Asia a seething ferment of new ideas." Splendors of the Past: National Geographic Society.

 

 

The Philippine island seems to be one of the 'islands of gold' described in Vedic scriptures as 'Suvarnabhumi' meaning land ( bhumi ) of gold ( suvarna ) and 'Suvarnadvipa' meaning island ( dvipa ) of gold ( suvarna ).

 

Philippines was known by muslims as the 'islands of gold' and only South Africa possesses more gold per land area and along with Java and Sumatra they are mentioned in the following verse of the Ramayana.

 

“You strive hard in the island of 'Yavadvipa' which will be splendorous with seven kingdoms, like that even in Golden and Silver islands that are enwreathed with gold-mines in and around Yava islands."

 

 

'Golden Tara' 'Golden Kinnari' 'Golden Garuda' are a few survivors from an island which embraced 'Vedic culture' but in an age of greed they are quickly melted down and what to speak of treasures usurped by Spanish colonialists. 

"Pieces of gold, the size of walnuts and eggs are found by sifting earth in the island of the king who came to our ships. All the dishes of that king are of gold and also some portion of his house" Antonio Pigafetta ( explorer ) in 1519.

 

"At his side hung a dagger, the haft of which was somewhat long and all of gold, and its scabbard of carved wood. He had three spots of gold on every tooth, and his teeth appeared as if bound with gold." Antonio Pigafetta ( explorer ) in 1519.

 

 

 

"There are chiefs on this island who have on them ten or twelve thousand ducats' worth of gold in jewels, to say nothing of the lands, slaves, and mines they own. There are so many chiefs they are innumerable." Guido de Lavezaris

"The individual subjects of these chiefs have a great quantity of the said jewels of gold, which they wear on their persons, bracelets, chains, and earrings of solid gold, daggers of gold, and other very rich trinkets." Guido de Lavezaris 

 

"These are seen among them, and not only chiefs and freemen have plenty of these jewels, but even slaves possess and wear golden trinkets upon them, openly and freely" Guido de Lavezaris ( Spanish Governor of the Philippines ) 1574.