22 Aug 2014

Amazing facts about India


Here are some of the Interesting facts about India..
India's first rocket was brought on cycle and a satellite on bullock cart.



Amazing facts about India



India's first rocket being transported on bicycle (1963)


A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Indeed Incredible India!
Sthambheshwar Mahadev ( The submerging temple)



Stambheshwar Mahadev Temple is situated about 40 miles from Vadodara in the small town of Kavi Kamboi of Gujarat. This temple of Lord Shiva can only be visited during the low tide hours. In the hours of high tides it remains mostly submerged.

Bengal Swamps – West Bengal (Aleya Ghost lights)



These are the mysterious lights which are often encounered by the fishermen in the marshy regions of West Bengal.Many fishermen have drowned or their bodies washed off from the river following these mysterious lights.

No scientific conclusion has properly explained this phenomena.

Number of tourists visiting Uttarakhand is more than its population.



The population of Uttarakhand according to 2011 census was 10,116,752. The number of tourists visiting are 2.5 crore
Kottayam or Red Rain in Kerala:



The southern districts of Kottayam and Idukki of Kerala witnessed an unusual phenomenon on July 25 to September 23, 2001 when the rain was unusually red tinged. Colored rainfall in Kerala had been reported as early as 1986 and on several instances since then, the most recent of which was in June of 2012.

On evaluation of the water it was found to contain cells and these cells resembled spores of lichen-forming algae belonging to the genus Trentepohlia. On further investigation, it was discovered that these areas had abundance of such type of algae in trees, rocks and even lamp posts.

Roopkund Lake (Human skeleton lake)




Roopkund Lake is a glacial lake located at about 5000 meters in the Himalayan ranges of Uttarakhand. In 1942, a forest guard stumbled upon hundreds of human skeletons on the banks of Roopkund. Carbon dating of the corpses puts them between 12thand 15th century. The fact that intrigued the investigators was that there was no historical account of any such past incident on the trade route to Tibet.

The skeletons are believed to be of the pilgrimages of Kannauj (which was under the King jasdhawal) and they were on their way to Nanda Devi. They were caught in a terrible hailstorm crossing this lake. With no availability of shelters they succumbed here



Strange Ritual Chants of Kerala



Some ritual chants of Kerala have patterns, but no known meaning. They can’t be written down and can only be transmitted orally. No language has phonetic equivalents for it. Their nearest analog is bird songs! These aural traditions are actually bird vocalizations which originated before human speech.


Mass Bird Suicides in Jatinga


A village in the Dima Hasao district of Assam witnesses mass suicidal of the birds in the moonless nights of September and October.This event has been occurring year after year for centuries .

Scientists believe the presence of lights and mist confuse the birds leading to their death.They don't commit suicide.

A ghost city ?



The village of Kuldhara is like a ghost village that has been abandoned since 1800s. It is said to carry a curse of the villagers who migrated to other places. Kuldhara lies about 15 Km west of Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan. The village now lies in ruins.
Dinosaur eggs and Skeletons are also found in India



The dinosaur eggs are found in India .In some areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh eggs of giant reptiles are found and even illegally sold at 10$...

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