What are the least known amazing places in India one must visit?

 BELUR CHANNAKESHAVA TEMPLE,Karnataka.

Took over 103 years to finish the construction by over 3 generations.Built by hoysala king Vishnuvardhana in 12th century.This temple is one true definition of amazing architecture ever.

Temple is built by soapstone which is soft when quarried and allows the artist to carve more easily,the material hardens over time.

• Both nagara style architecture and south indian karnataka style architecture are used.
• Along the outer walls of main temples,there are rows of carvings of various animals,scenes of Mahabharata and ramayana and dancing damsels.Each carving is perfect and has a certain symbolism.
• The elephants at the base reflects strength,while the lions above them were a symbol of courage and above that the horses stood for speed.
• There are around 600 elephants carved along the outer row. Marvellous,isn't it?

Top View of the temple.

If you can see a pillar in the below picture that is also called a gravity pillar meaning it doesn't have a foundation below it and stands erect on it's own weight. Unbelievable!

At regular intervals of temple you'll find several dancing nymphs carved onto wall.The madanikas or nymphs are said to have been modeled after the beautiful queen shantala,wife of king Vishnuvardhana.

The interiors of the temple are so artistic that it really makes us wonder whether this type of architecture could ever be made again. No architects or interior designers of present generation can recreate such marvel again.

This temple was continuously damaged and rebuilt over many times due to islamic invasion still it stands firm over a thousand year. In an era where we even find it difficult to draw on papers,our ancestors were indeed so great to build such an eye filling architecture and every Indian must be proud of them.

What are some amazing facts about your country?

 My Country has Oldest Astronomical Book in the World.

Soorya Siddhant. (At least 2500 years old)

This book contains knowledge which was given to Asur Maya by Lord Sooryadev in Tretayug. The present Soorya Siddhanta may nevertheless be considered a direct descendant of the text available to Varahamihira. (who lived between 505–587 CE)

Now if we calculate the size of a year by Soorya Siddhant, it is 365.2421756 days, which is only 1.4 seconds shorter than the modern value of 365.2421904 days !

Similarly if we calculate solar/lunar eclipse as per Soorya Siddhant, it's at par with the current time by 99.8%.

Soorya Siddhanta also estimates the diameters of the planets. The estimate for the diameter of Mercury is 3,008 miles, an error of less than 1% from the currently accepted diameter of 3,032 miles.
It also estimates the diameter of Saturn as 73,882 miles, which again has an error of less than 1% from the currently accepted diameter of 74,580.

Surya Siddhanta also contains the roots of Trigonometry.

It uses sine (jya), cosine (kojya or “perpendicular sine”) and inverse sine (otkram jya) for the first time, and also contains the earliest use of the tangent and secant when discussing the shadow cast by a gnomon in verses 21–22 of Chapter 3:

Of [the sun’s meridian zenith distance] find the jya(“base sine”) and kojya (cosine or “perpendicular sine”). If then the jya and radius be multiplied respectively by the measure of the gnomon in digits, and divided by the kojya, the results are the shadow and hypotenuse at mid-day.
In modern notation, this gives the shadow of the gnomon at midday as :

Even today most of the authentic astrologers in India use Surya Siddhanta as base to compute their Panchangs (Almanacs) in many languages.

Such is the knowledge in the ancient Bharat!

India is known as Vishwa Guru for some reason I believe!

What's the most amazing place you'll never be able to visit?

 Fascinating places you'll probably never visit in your life:

• The Coca-Cola Vault in Atlanta, USA

• Lascaux Caves, France – closed to the public since 1963.

• The Svalbard World Seed Vault – an underground vault on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen designed to store the seeds of all the world's food crops in one safe place and thus preserve genetic diversity.

• Fort Knox, USA - a military camp used to store American gold.

• Chernobyl Exclusion Zone , Ukraine

• Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean - a beautiful island with a large US naval and military base, off-limits to the public.

• Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean - the deepest ocean trench known to date.

• Pravcicka Brana, Czech Republic – It’s tempting to walk on this arch, but it’s closed to the public due to the risk of collapse.
• Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan, India - Tourists can visit Bhangarh, but no one lingers there because it is forbidden to spend time there after sunset due to a supposed curse on the site.
• Spy Museum, China - Foreign visitors are not welcome here.

• Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City – This may be the largest collection of historical artifacts in the world, yet only a handful of people have been allowed inside.

• North Sentinel Island, India - The island's inhabitants, who have lived on it for over 60,000 years, are extremely averse to outside influences and remain completely disconnected from the modern world. To respect this isolation, Indian authorities prohibit visits to the island (and residents often kill overly curious visitors).

Which are the most amazing photographs taken at high altitude?

 Some adventurous mind blowing selfies & photos captured at high altitudes

The honeymoon selfie

Mountain Goat With Offspring

Skiing , Winter Games in Gulmarg

This glider pilot thought now was the right moment to test out his "selfie stick" for the first time...

Aero India is a biennial air show & aviation exihibition held at Yelahanka Airforce Station, Bengaluru every year. It is the second largest Air show in the world after Paris Air show.

Source : Google

What are some amazing pictures one has to see twice to understand?

 

A beautiful photo of a woman isn’t it? But it’s not. It’s a self portrait by Alyssa Monks, Hyper realistic artist.

Now what do you think about the picture below? Is it a painting or Photoshop?

This is an actual Photograph of Flatiron Building, Manhattan, NYC by Michele Palazzo.

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Trees in Schonbrunn Park.

The Giant Lego Bridge.

Forced Perspective Art -2003.

I’d bet myself against this image that it’s photoshopped. But it’s not. It’s actual image from Scotish St. Antony Festival.

The pictured image above is real. Let that sink in for a moment. It is a picture of Yosemite bridevale waterfall.

What are some amazing facts about the IPL?

 

• RAGS TO RICHES

Manzoor Dar was the only cricketer from Kashmir to feature in IPL 2018.Well his tale is inspiring as he was previously a daily wage worker for Rs 60 a day.

He had been picked by Kings XI Punjab for 60 lakh rupees.

Well he is not the only one who has been given the golden opportunity.

Names like Ravindra Jadeja,Mohammad Siraj,Nathu Singh,Sarfaraz Khan and many more…..

• FROM RICHES TO DREAMS

Money isn’t the only reason you play cricket for and Aryaman Birla proved that.

Son of Kumar Mangalam Birla who has a net worth of $10.1 billion.

Aryaman Birla was signed by Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL for 30 lakh Rupees(45 thousand USD)

He has pursued his dreams than being a part of his fathers’ group.

He represents Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Cricket.

• RIGHT HANDED WONDER

Kane Williamson held the Orange Cap scoring 735 Runs.

What is amazing is he is the only right handed foreigner to win.

Other holders include 7 left handed foreigners and 3 Right handed Indians.

Even a left handed Indian has never made it.Not even MR IPL Suresh Raina

Well we had to wait for 11 seasons for this to happen.Who would have thought?

• SAME TEAM,AGAIN?????

Well It was IPL 2018 that they seperated. Robin Uthappa continued to play for KKR whereas Manish Pandey was bought by SRH.

They represented different teams for the first time since the first edition in 2008.

2008 MI ; 09–10 RCB ; 11–13 PWI ; 14–17 KKR

Well it took 11 seasons for the teams to realize that they could be bought individually!!(lighter side of the fact)

• 11 SEASONS, 0 FINALS

The only team which has never made to an IPL final despite playing all seasons is Delhi Daredevils.

Interestingly they have Qualified thrice.They have been even table-toppers twice. Only to be beaten in the Semi Finals.

Their teams have looked promising to win but they are yet to reach an IPL FINAL

• OUR WAY IS FAIR PLAY

They have played 9 seasons and won the fair play award 6 times!!!!!

No other team has won it more than once.They are also one of the most successful teams.And the only team to reach the playoffs every time they play.

• THE DARKER SIDE

If a player starts from ground cricket and turns up to the grand stage we are inspired by it.We think, that is how life is…

But there have been ups and downs in the IPL

Paul Valthaty

One of the major stars of IPL 2011 went unsold at 2014 IPL Auctions.From there life has been a downward spiral for him.Aged 34 now he plays for Air India and has got a job on sports quota(Play with work as an upcoming cricketer).The quality of cricket is nowhere to be compared.

Kamran Khan

He played for Rajasthan Royals and was hailed by Shane Warne. Last played for Pune Warriors India and now he has been working on a farm.

He was pacy but raw. Could have been a good player if looked after!

Image Credits : Bing

What are some amazing pictures?

 1.Who want to spend a beautiful evening in this tiny house.

2. You have to feel the space of air.

3. Live in a silent and peaceful environment.

4. Beautiful flowers near the home.

5. Anyone know where I find tickets of this train.

6. For all travellers to find Happyness.

7.No captions.

Credit:— Instagram…

What are some amazing historical photos?

 Traied best not to repeat photos.

1)This is bombed London in 1940. A little girl is sitting in the ruins of a building with her dolly.

Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is returned to the Louvre after WWII

Back in 1956, a PanAm plane was needed to to transport a 5 MB hard drive.

Human-size chess game with actual soldiers in St. Petersburg, Russia (1924).

The 1937 “walking machine” tested wear on shoes (1937).

Arnold Schwarzenegger on the day he received his American citizenship

Testing bullet proof vest 1923. Because this is how they tested things back in the days - on humans

Elephants know how to have fun. Just ask Queenie, the first one to water surf (circa 1950)

Gandhi visits London

Police chasing skinny dippers.

Albert Einstein on the porch of your furry slippers. Even geniuses like cute stuff!

Shakira posts a TBT picture of her younger self for the International Women's Day

A woman uses an exercise bike (left) on the Titanic

The last known Tasmanian Tiger (now extinct) photographed in 1933

The Falling Man is a photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew of a man falling from the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:41:15 a.m. during the September 11 attacks

Here are cameramen shooting and recording the lion roar for the MGM logo.

Steven Spielberg jokes his cult movie Jaws (Jaws) filming

Carl Akeley posed with the leopard he killed with his bare hands after it attacked him, 1896