Vimanas are the flying craft of the Indian epics, and on this site they sit right where old texts and the ancient astronaut question meet.
On Sumer: The First Known Civilization Jim Marrs lines the vimanas up with the flying ancestors of other peoples:
In India, it is believed that man is descended from gods who flew in fiery craft called vimanas.
On the same page Marrs writes that in the Mahabharata vimanas launched a weapon that seemed as devastating as an atomic bomb.
The summary of Ancient Aliens at War: Disguised as God's Servants says Erich von Daniken describes smaller vimanas descending to Earth from cities in the sky.
On Padma Purana the final battle of the Ramayana involves Ravana's flying chariot, the Pushpaka Vimana.
On Mahabharata: Kurukshetra, Vimanas, the Flood and the Kali Yuga I bring the epic's vimanas together with the war at Kurukshetra and Mohenjo-Daro.
On Alien Reptile Gods, Giants & Super Machines Praveen points to the vimanas of the Mahabharata and Ramayana as a hint of ancient flying technology, and on Tomb of The Giant Gilgamesh Discovered!
Mahabharata: Kurukshetra, Vimanas, the Flood and the Kali Yuga
For every page I tagged with Vimanas, see the Vimanas tag archive.
Ancient depictions of flying machines and advanced beings – Found in Indian Vedic texts (Vimanas), Mesoamerican legends (Quetzalcoatl), and European medieval paintings showing UFO-like objects.
In India, it is believed that man is descended from gods who flew in fiery craft called vimanas.
According to the text, flyingmachines called vimanas —apparently similar to the Anunnaki flying craft—launched a weapon thatseemed to be as devastating as an atomic bomb.
In India, it is believed that man is descended from gods who flew in fiery craft called vimanas.
Smaller vehicles, called Vimanas, descended to Earth from these cities.
He speculated that ancient humans might have had advanced flying technology, pointing to references in ancient texts, such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana from India, which describe flying machines known as vimanas.
Details: Krishna's city of Dwaraka was attacked by King Salva using advanced flying machines called Vimanas and powerful weapons.
Specific incidents include Krishna's aerial battles with King Salva, where both used Vimanas equipped with powerful weapons.