CROSSING RIVERS WITHOUT BOATS OR BRIDGES .

( A winter view of river Jhelum near Pampore  Photo autar Mota 2010. )

 The practice of Crossing rivers on inflated animal skins  was prevalent in kashmir  .As per kalhana’s Rajatarangini ,Inflated Animal Skins were also used in Kashmir for crossing rivers . I quote

“The enemy made haste and with armed men and inflated skins , he drew out Jayapida from the midst of the river and took him prisoner and held a feast . ”

Canto 544 page 167 Taranga IV Rajatarangini translated by R S Pandit

“His officers, Kandraja and others , while crossing the sindhu without a bridge , went to the residence of the Leveller owing to the bursting of the inflated skins in the stream ”

Canto 1129page 497 Taranga VIII Rajatarangini translated by R S Pandit

Animal skins were used by ancient Greeks to cross rivers .

( Autar Mota  )

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