Apr 22, 2023
"And he saw the angel in the marble and carved until he set him free": Granite monolithic Nandi of 16 feet in height and 24 feet long sits atop the Chamundi Hills of Mysore, creation of this colossal image is attributed to Maharaja Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar
This giant image of Nandi (Bull) is located at the top of Chamundi hills in Mysore. More than 350 years old, this is one of the oldest icons in Mysore. According to Hindu Legends Nandi is considered as the vehicle (mount) of Lord Shiva, the lord of destruction. In front of every Shiva temple, on the court facing the shrine, you can see the image of a Nandi.
Apr 21, 2023
“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness”: Beautiful Mandore Garden located in the city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan known for its rich history, stunning architecture, and lush greenery, making it a popular tourist destination
Mandore Garden is a beautiful garden located in the city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The garden is known for its rich history, stunning architecture, and lush greenery, making it a popular tourist destination for both locals and visitors.
Apr 20, 2023
"When we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen": Built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II in 1734, UNESCO World Heritage site Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is an astronomical observatory, which features the world’s largest stone sundial
Jantar Mantar is a group of astronomical observatories built in the early 18th century by Maharaja Jai Singh II, a ruler of the Rajput kingdom of Amber, in what is now Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The observatory at Jaipur is the largest and most well-known of the five observatories built by Jai Singh II and is home to the world's largest sundial.
Apr 18, 2023
"Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason": Kumbhalgarh also known as Great Wall of India is a Mewar fortress on westerly range of Aravalli Hills, it snakes through valleys in Rajsamand district of the Rajasthan
You must have heard about the Great Wall of China — the longest wall in the world, built more than a millennium ago. But what if we told you that one of the longest walls in the world is in India? Yes, that indeed is true. Built-in the 15th century, this wall is nestled between thirteen towering mountain peaks in the desert of Rajasthan and surrounds the ancient fort of Kumbhalgarh, some 80 km from the city of Udaipur.
Apr 12, 2023
“You can’t make a zebra by painting stripes on a horse”: Deep in the heart of Congo is a curious creature bit like a horse, a bit like a giraffe "Okapi", an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to Africa, the Okapi is to the Congo what the Panda is to China
The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a mammal of the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa. Although it bears striped markings reminiscent of the zebra, it is most closely related to the giraffe.
Apr 12, 2023
"Its a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors": An artist from Pakistan went viral for using artificial intelligence to reimagine life in Mohenjo Daro, one of the most striking monuments from the dawn of civilization
KARACHI: An artist from a remote village in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, once scolded by his family for buying a computer, has gone viral in recent weeks for using artificial intelligence (AI) to reimagine life in Mohenjo Daro, one of the most striking monuments from the dawn of civilization.
Apr 11, 2023
"You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body": Anything lost, any work to be done, or any issue to be solved; first and foremost, people recall this divine 'Koragajja', one of the most sacred, worshipped, and sought-after spirits in Tulunadu
Koragajja Temple hosts one of the most sacred and sought-after spirits in the Tulunadu region. He is believed to be powerful and widely worshipped. He is called by several other names as we proceed from south towards north. But in Mangalore, he is popularly called Swami.
Apr 10, 2023
"You, too, can be carved anew by the details of your devotion": Anjaneya sculpted at Saligrama sheds tears on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti every Dec at no particular time or period, and has continued to flow over the years at Anjaneya Swamy Temple
There are many Anjaneya temples in Bangalore and among the most famous are the Gali Annaneya Temple and the Hanuman Temple in Mahalakshmi Layout.
Apr 9, 2023
"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light": We studied that speed of light was discovered by Ole Roemer (1676), well in reality Rig Veda contains the accurate speed of light in one of its shlokas thousands of years ago
Imagine that archaeologists, digging a thousand-year-old virgin site in Antarctica, come across an inscription deep underground that shows the sun, and next to it the numbers 186,000 miles per second, the speed of light. What would the world do? More likely than not, this find will not be accepted by Scholars. A fraud, they would say, committed for cheap fame. The reputation of the archaeologists will be ruined. If they didn’t hold tenure, they will lose their jobs.