Which dynasty in South India was famous for the construction of chariot temples?

 Many of them are aware of the SUN konark temple in ODISSA that is a famous Chariot temple as well as a temple for calculating the time.

But in South there is temple called AIRAVATESHWARA temple in DARASURAM near Kumbakonam, built by the great Cholas .This temple is known for its stunning architecture and is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites in INDIA.This famous temple stands as a architectural marvel among the great CHOLA living temples in TAMIL NADU.

Yes,this temple which was built by the chola dynasty is a Chariot temple and a temple for time.Built by Raja Raja Chola in 12th century.

A wheel which can be used for calculating time.

Legend of the temple:

Here ,Lord shiva is worshipped by Airavata , the white elephant of the King of the Devars, Deva Indra.The King of Death, Yama also worshipped Lord Shiva here.

The Airavatesvara Shiva temple has a water tank. This tank has a connected channel that brings in Cauveri River water where devotees gather annually to take a dip. The mythology narrates how Airavata, or Indra's white elephant wich was cursed by Sage Durvasa(a sage whose power increases as he bestows curses)was restored with clean, white skin after he took a dip in this tank. This legend is carved in stone in the inner shrine, and this Indra's elephant gives this temple its name.

This temple is built in the shape of a chariot having wheels(these wheels act as a clock) and there are 24 spokes on these wheels denoting 24 hours in a day and using the science behind this wheels one can find the time of the day.

Yaali -A mystic animal that is portrayed in many South Indian temples

Not only that this temples has many sculptures telling about the stories of ancient times .This temple is known for the 3D sculptures which gives a different perspective for viewers.

See in this above scuplture, you can see both bull and a elephant having same head but the prespective to all.

A women having one head but three differnt body postures.

Though this temple is small than the other Chola temples,this temple has more scuptures of intricate designs.The Vijayanagara empire and the Pandyas are known for the building up of musical pillars but the cholas have designed musical steps.

I think everyone who tours Tamil Nadu should surely visit this temple .

What are the diseases that famous Bollywood stars have?

 There is a lot of pain behind the smiling faces of Bollywood stars.

Hrithik Roashan:

Severe headache which led to a CT Scan and MRI cleared out that the actor is suffering from

chronic subdural haematoma which is commonly associated with traumatic brain injury.

Sonam Kapoor:

Sonam Kapoor has been battling diabities since her teenage.

Strict diet, exercise and routine check ups are behind her smile.

Amitabh Bachchan:

Amitabh is suffering from many diseases like asthma, liver problem and a fatal disease myasthenia gravis.

It is a auto immune neuromuscular disease that leads to debilitating weakness. It eats away at your muscles and makes then weak from within.

Salman Khan:

Salman Khan suffers from a condition called Trigeminal Neuralgia. He is often seized by unbearable pain in the cheeks and jaws.

He cannot bend down for a long time as the flow of the blood towards the head ignites the pain.

Dharmendra:

Dharmendra is getting treatment of depression from the past 20 years. He had his ups and

downs and has resorted to excessive consumption of alcohol. Still he is positive and looks fine.

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What are the most famous places to visit in Jaipur?

 Most famous places to visit in Jaipur are as below -

Nahargarh Forte

Jaigarh Forte

City Forte

Jantar Mantar

Hawa Mahal

Jal Mahal

Birla Temple

Albert Hall Museum

Chokhi Dhani

Jhalana Leopard Safari Park

Elefantastic

Raj Mandir Cinema

What mistakes were made in films that became famous?

 Some films have remained etched in the history of cinema, and the general public remembers them as masterpieces. But even they have had some minor flaws.

Titanic: In one scene Leonardo DiCaprio tells Rose that he went fishing in Lake Wissota. The problem is that the Titanic sank in 1912 and Lake Wissota was formed in 1917.

Braveheart: A story set in the 1300s with Mel Gibson impersonating William Wallace and wearing a kilt. Too bad the kilt didn't become popular until 300 years later, in the 1600s.

Gladiator: Russell Crowe in the film is nicknamed " The

Hispanic ", an old French word from the 1300s. Big mistake! The film is set in 180 BC, a thousand years before the word was invented .

Django: In the 2012 cult film, Django (played by Jamie Foxx) wears sunglasses. But back then they were rare, more like prescription sunglasses.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: In the scene where Malfoy falls to the ground, a camera operator is visible on screen as the Hogwarts students look on.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Here, Captain Barbossa loves to eat apples. In one scene he is holding a green apple, a Granny Smith variety, which did not exist until 1868, about 140 years after the time in which the film is set.

The Lord of the Rings: In a battle scene, the watch can be seen on Gandalf's wrist.

10 Famous Photos Most of you might have seen many of these

 01. Afghan Girl [1984]

Photographer: Steve McCurry

And of course the afghan girl, picture shot by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry. Sharbat Gula was one of the students in an informal school within the refugee camp; McCurry, rarely given the opportunity to photograph Afghan women, seized the opportunity and captured her image. She was approximately 12 years old at the time. She made it on the cover of National Geographic next year, and her identity was discovered in 1992.

02. Omayra Sánchez [1985]
Photographer: Frank Fournier

Omayra Sánchez was one of the 25,000 victims of the Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) volcano which erupted on November 14, 1985. The 13-year old had been trapped in water and concrete for 3 days. The picture was taken shortly before she died and it caused controversy due to the photographer’s work and the Colombian government’s inaction in the midst of the tragedy, when it was published worldwide after the young girl’s death.

03. Portrait of Winston Churchill [1941]
Photograph from: Yousuf Karsh

This photograph was taken by Yousuf Karsh, a Canadian photographer, when Winston Churchill came to Ottawa. The portrait of Churchill brought Karsh international fame. It is claimed to be the most reproduced photographic portrait in history. It also appeared on the cover of Life magazine.

04. The plight of Kosovo refugees [1999]
Photographer: Carol Guzy

The photo is part of The Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning entry (2000) showing how a Kosovar refugee Agim Shala, 2, is passed through a barbed wire fence into the hands of grandparents at a camp run by United Arab Emirates in Kukes, Albania. The members of the Shala family were reunited here after fleeing the conflict in Kosovo.

05. Stricken child crawling towards a food camp [1994]
Photographer: Kevin Carter

The photo is the “Pulitzer Prize” winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan Famine.
The picture depicts stricken child crawling towards an United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away.
The vulture is waiting for the child to die so that it can eat him. This picture shocked the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer Kevin Carter who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken.
Three months later he committed suicide due to depression.

06. Segregated Water Fountains [1950]
Photographer: Elliott Erwitt, Magnum Photos

Picture of segregated water fountains in North Carolina taken by Elliott Erwitt.

07. Burning Monk – The Self-Immolation [1963]
Photographer: Malcolm Browne

June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk from Vietnam, burned himself to death at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon to bring attention to the repressive policies of the Catholic Diem regime that controlled the South Vietnamese government at the time. Buddhist monks asked the regime to lift its ban on flying the traditional Buddhist flag, to grant Buddhism the same rights as Catholicism, to stop detaining Buddhists and to give Buddhist monks and nuns the right to practice and spread their religion.
While burning Thich Quang Duc never moved a muscle.

08. Bliss [~2000]

Photographer: Charles O’Rear
Bliss is the name of a photograph of a landscape in Napa County, California, east of Sonoma Valley. It contains rolling green hills and a blue sky with stratocumulus and cirrus clouds. The image is used as the default computer wallpaper for the “Luna” theme in Windows XP.
The photograph was taken by the professional photographer Charles O’Rear, a resident of St. Helena in Napa County, for digital-design company HighTurn. O’Rear has also taken photographs of Napa Valley for the May 1979 National Geographic Magazine article Napa, Valley of the Vine.
O’Rear’s photograph inspired Windows XP’s US$ 200 million advertising campaign Yes you can.

09. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire [1911]
Photographer: International Ladies Garmet workers Union

Picture of bodies at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Company rules were to keep doors closed to the factory so workers (mostly immigrant women) couldn’t leave or steal. When a fire ignited, disaster struck. 146 people died that day.

10. Karl Marx

Which Bollywood actors can completely depict some famous Indian politicians?

 

Which Bollywood actors can completely depict some famous Indian politicians?

• Paresh Rawal : This well known Indian actor turned parliamentarian played Sardar Patel - a known biopic.

• Roshan Seth : This Indian British actor played Pandit JL Nehru in Bharat Ek Khoj- a television series.

• Alyque Padamsee : This theatre and advertising guru played MA Jinnah in Gandhi- a classic.

• Mammootty : This national awardee actor played Dr. BR Ambedkar in his biopic.

• Ramya Krishna : This Tamil and hindi movie actress played J Jayalalitha in her biopic.
• Well : “Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.” “ Alicia Witt
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Are there any living descendants of famous historical figures still living today?

 

Gautam Patel : He is grand son of Sardar Patel , first Indian Union Home Minister and deputy Prime Minister.

This only living kin of Indian statesman stays in Vadodara , Gujarat, India.

His father Daya Bhai Patel was eldest son of Sardar Patel.

Sardar Patel had prohibited his family members from staying with him in his official residence.

He did not allow his family members to ever use his name in professional and social circles.

Naturally, majority of his family members stayed away from political lime lights.

Only time Gautam Patel attended public function was to receive Bharat Ratna award for Sardar Patel.

Fact : Undoubtedly, Sardar Patel was a man of Iron will and strong moral values.

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Which was the most famous lover affairs of the madhuri Dixit?

 The relationship between Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit is widely known within the Bollywood community as well as among viewers. Fans adored and rated all of their flicks as hits. One of the most talked-about aspects of Bollywood in the 1980s and 1990s was their on-screen chemistry. A movie's kissing scene had gotten a lot of attention. After Sanjay Dutt's first wife Richa Sharma passed away suddenly, their connection is said to have begun. It came to an end when Sanjay Dutt was taken into custody for allegedly keeping illegal weapons at his home. It's also said that Sanjay was broken when Madhuri left him. If the stars had been in their favour, they may have been a lovely couple.

Madhuri and Anil Kapoor's collaborations were fairly well-liked because they were cast in more than 18 films together. Do you not agree? Do you think that doing so many romantic films together would have forged their relationship? Their universally adored song "Dhak Dhak" practically breaks records. Their relationship had undeniable chemistry, intensity, and romance! Despite the fact that they never acknowledge their relationship, the two frequently go places together as a pair. It is also claimed that Madhuri distanced herself from her emotions a little bit after Anil Kapoor got married.

Popular cricketer of the era Ajay Jadeja also had an affair with Madhuri Dixit. He was undoubtedly a gorgeous man for his day, and girls went crazy for him. At a party, they both fell in love with each other right away. They had an absolutely ideal love story, but Jadeja's family prevented them from being together. His parents didn't approve of Madhuri Dixit and Ajay's relationship, hence their romance came to a stop.

Jackie Shroff's passion for and charisma for Madhuri are well known. But who isn't, really? Together, the two actors have appeared in a number of films, including Khalnayak and Ram Lakhan. In response to the question of which co-star was his or her fave, Shroff mentioned Madhuri.

When he was younger, Mithun Chakraborty enjoyed a strong female following. His name is frequently associated with Madhuri Dixit and the late actress Sridevi. Together, they worked on films including Prem Pratigya, Mujrim, and Pyaar ka Devta. Women have always liked Mithun Chakraborty, and it's no secret that Madhuri Dixit dated him following her split from Anil Kapoor.

Salman and Madhuri's on-screen chemistry was the only factor in Hum Aapke Hain Koun's success. Fans believe they would make a stunning couple, although they were never romantically involved. They've been close pals for a very long time. Their relationship on film was undeniably something that could work off-screen as well.

Together, Govinda and Madhuri appeared in four films, however, on one of those occasions, Madhuri turned down a role with Govinda, which infuriated the actor and convinced him to never again work with her. They may have developed a relationship if they had worked on more films together.