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Do the Hindus believed the six elephants holding up the earth caused earthquakes?
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∙ 13y ago
nO ACTUALLY THE HINDUS BELIEVED THIS.
tHEY BELIEVED THAT 8 MIGHTY ELEPHANTS HELD UP THE LAND. wHEN ONE OF THEM GREW WEARY, IT LOWERED AND SHOOK ITS HEAD, CAUSEING A EARTHQUAKE
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