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Recently re-released the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site to date. Of the 15 new sites crowned as world heritage, the six of them located in the Asia Pacific region that were located not far away with Indonesia.
Each year, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), announced a variety of new places in the world that belong to the list of World Heritage Sites (World Heritage Sites).The program which began 16 November 1972 that aims to list, naming, and preserving the places that are very important in order to become a world heritage and can be enjoyed by generations to come.
This is the sixth World Heritage Site in the Asia Pacific.
1. British prison colony in Australia.
The United Kingdom to build thousands of jail in Australia during the 18th and 19th centuries.UNESCO set 11 of them as a World Heritage Site, which are located in Sydney, Tasmania, Norfolk Island, and Fremantle. Prisons were used to detain thousands of Europeans who were sentenced by the British government. Selecting it as one of UNESCO World Heritage Site as a monument to transfer prisoners in large numbers and signifies the European colonial expansion. More after the break...
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Dragging race or Goat Buzkashi is a popular sport of Afghanistan. Played on a horse in Central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan north, India and Kazakhstan. More pictures and info after the break...
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1.Original Photograph of Sai Baba
2. Picture taken when INFY was started. This picture was found in the album of the clerk who took this picture... The picture was with that clerk only because it was his birthday and he just told everyone to stand together at one place to take a pic. He borrow a camera from his friend and as he can not tell any of his boss to take pic, so he took pic by
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Now a days every body is concern about How much SachinTendulkar is earning by ads.Will M.S Dhoni will leave Sachin behind in Ad world. Every day in serials we are fed up with commercials ads. In between we can see Sharukh Khan selling Dish T.V ,Salman Khan in breifs and so on.Here is post which will show the ads or brush up your memories of late 60s and 70s When superstars of that time were also doing commercial.We had never seen Kishore kumar, Dilip Kumar, Vinod Khanna and super stars doing this ads.....So people from that time ready to brush up memory and for new generation look at this..
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Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex in Delhi, also referred to as Delhi Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham, the complex displays centuries of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture.The Delhi Akshardham is an imitation of the Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The temple is situated in East Delhi area, near the Akshardham Flyover. Spread over an area of 100 acres, it stands adorned with 20,000 statues, floral motifs, arches and exquisitely carved pillars. The construction work on this huge temple complex started in the year 2003 and it took approximately 2 years to complete it fully.
Construction
Around 1997 and 1998, the idea to start development on the temple, by beginning the stone carving, had been requested. However, this idea was denied by Pramukh Swami Maharaj who believed that the construction should only start after the land was acquired. The initial work done on the site was on the foundation. Due to the soft river bank, the site wasn't considered ideal for construction. As a result, a deep foundation was imperative. To construct a stable foundation, 15-foot (4.6 m) of rocks and sand were entwined with wire mesh and topped by five feet of concrete. Five million fired bricks raised the foundation another 21.5-foot (6.6 m). These bricks were then topped by three more feet of concrete to form the main support under the monument.
On 2 July 2001, the first sculpted stone was laid.The team of eight sadhus consisted of scholars in the field of the Pancharatra Shastra, a Hindu scripture on architecture and deity carving. The sadhus watched over stone work as well as the research on carvings on Indian craftsmanship from between 8th and 12th century. This research was done at various sites such as Angkor Wat, as well as Jodhpur, Jagannath Puri, Konark, and other temples in South India.
Seven thousand carvers and three thousand volunteers were put to work for the construction Akshardham.With over 6,000 tons of pink sandstone coming from Rajasthan, workshop sites were set up around places within the state. Amongst the carvers were local farmers and fifteen hundred tribal women who had suffered from a drought and received economic gain due to this work. The initial stone cutting was done by machine, while the detailed carvings were done by hand. Every night, over one hundred trucks were sent to Akshardham, where four thousand workers and volunteers operated on the construction site.
Sit Around :
Yagnapurush Kund, A Musical Fountain. Also World's Largest Yagna Kund (Sacrificial Fire).
Must See :
Epic Period Film Featuring an Exciting and Inspiring Pilgrimage of Neelkanth Varni a Child-yogi of 18th Century.
There are three halls inside the premises of the Akshardham Temple, where exhibitions are organized on a regular basis.
Hall 1 (Sahajanad Pradarshan)
Sahajanad Pradarshan exhibition is organized in hall number one and showcases life like robotics and panoramas. Scenes from Swaminarayan's life, conveying his message of peace and harmony, also form a part of the exhibition.
Hall 2 (Nilkanth Kalyan Yatra)
Hall number 2 has Delhi's first format screen and showcases Nilkanth Kalyan Yatra, the journey of Lord Swaminarayan during his teenage years.
Hall 3 (Sanskruti Vihar)
The Sanskruti Vihar exhibition of hall number three provides you a peek into the 10,000 years of Indian history in just 10 minutes.
Some Amazing Facts About The Temple
1. It is one of the biggest and most intricate religious places of worship ever constructed.
2. The Akshardham monument, built without steel, is entirely composed of sandstone and marble
3. It consists of 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, 20 quadrangled shikhars, a spectacular Gajendra Pith (plinth of stone elephants) and 20,000 murtis and statues of India's great sadhus, devotees, acharyas and divine personalities
4. The monument was built after over 300 million man hours of services rendered by 11,000 volunteers, sadhus and artisans
5. The ornate external wall (Mandovar) is the only and largest, intricately carved structure with dimensions of 611ft x 31ft that is built in the last 800 years
6. The Gajendra Pith stretching for 1,070 ft and weighing 3,000 tons, has 148 full-sized elephants, 42 birds and animals, 125 human sculptures!
7. The Akshardham parikrama (circumambulatory path) consists of 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 samvaran shikhars; amounting to a total of 53,956 stones.
Entry Formalities: Only small female purses or male wallets allowed .Cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. Entry to the complex is free. But for exhibitions and light and sound show inside the complex, one has to take tickets
How to Reach Akshardham temple:
The mandir is about 9-10 kms from the New Delhi Railway station if you exit from platform no. 12 (Ajmeri Gate) and not platform no1. (Paharganj). Auto Rickshaws are easily available.
The Akshardham Metro Station is a complement of the mandir located nearby. A metro train to the station can be easily boarded from the New Delhi Metro Station.
It is around 4 kms from the Nizamuddin Railway Station. You can take an auto from the prepaid counter at the station.
Timings of Akshardham Temple at Delhi:
Tuesday - Sunday 9 AM-7 PM (The entire complex is closed on Mondays)
The Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple has recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records for being the worlds largest Hindu temple complex. The temple is spread over an area of 86,342 square feet. It is 356 feet long, 316 feet wide and 141 feet high.
Things to do:
Murti Darshan: 9 AM to 7 PM
Exhibitions: 9 AM to 6 PM (Fees Apply)
Musical Fountain Show: 6.45 PM (Fees Apply)
Premvati Food Court: 11 AM to 10 PM
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You have visited many places in India.Everybody knows about Taj Mahal of Agra,Red Fort of New Delhi, Ajanta caves etc...This time I would like to take your attention to the Natural Beauty of Incredible India. Believe it or not this place is belongs to India, the Wettest Place, Cherapunji, “the abode of clouds”.
The original name for this town was Sohra, pronounced as "Churra" by the British before morphing into the present one. Despite perennial rain, Cherrapunji faces an acute water shortage and the inhabitants often have to trek for miles to obtain potable water. Irrigation is also hampered due to excessive rain washing away the topsoil as a result of human encroachment into the forests. Now the Meghalaya State government has decided to rename Cherrapunjee to its local name "Sohra". There is a monument to David Scott (British Administrator in NE India, 1802–31) in Cherrapunji cemetery.
Cherapanjee is a town of constant waterfalls and mysterious caves with numerous stalactites. Driving here can be called one of the most thrilling ever, as you will enjoy numerous waterfalls and clouds.
Cherrapunji is perhaps the only place in India, which has just one season: the monsoon. The rainfall varies from heavy to medium to light, but there is no month without rain. Another surprising fact about Cherrapunji is that it rains mostly at night. Day-to-day activity is not really disrupted by the rain.
Mawsmai Falls-the fourth highest in India-lie just a few kilometers beyond Cherrapunji.Close by is situated a fascinating labyrinth of underground passages beneath age-old caves-a veritable dream for amateur explorers. Elsewhere around Cherrapunji, Khasi monoliths (stones in memory of their ancestors) lie dotted around-a vague reminder of the forests of Bastar.
Amidst all the surprises of Cherrapunji, perhaps the most abiding is the startling realization that the wettest place on earth where it rains every month also has an amazing amount of warm sunshine. When the clouds drift away, there are a series of memorable views, and one can see as far as Bangladesh. Orchids blooming a few feet away form a patch devoid of vegetation. Dense woods interspersed by rocky, cliffs furrowed by erosion.
Places to be Visited:
Khasi Monoliths : Near the Mawsmai falls in Meghalaya, lies scattered some rock stones laid down in the memory of the forefathers. The place has some underground tunnels and passages too which would be an exciting adventure ride for adventure enthusiasts.
Mawsmai Falls : This is the fourth highest waterfall in India with a height of 1035 feet. The place offers beautiful scenery where you can relax.
Orchid gardens : You can check out the orchids blooming in several parts of Cherrapunji. Moreover, you can also check out the vegetation of Bangladesh which is easily visible from the wet land.
How To Reach :
By Air:
The nearest airport is at Shillong.
By Rail:
The nearest railhead is at Guwahati in Assam.
By Road:
Cherrapunji is well connected by Road to major cities around.
Click here to see and navigate using roadmap of Cherrapunji
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The streets of Bangalore in India are covered with colourful murals. In 2009, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) - the Greater Bangalore Municipal Body - embarked on the idea of painting the city walls with colourful motifs and designs.Scenes from mythology, animals, monuments and sporting heroes are just a few of the themes of the huge paintings on the city's walls. BBMP came up with the idea of the murals to beautify the city and to stop people defacing properties with graffiti or posters.The scheme also provides employment for local artists - more than 100 painters from Bangalore are involved in the scheme. Authorities say they plan to extend the scheme to cover virtually every city wall.
Ajanta type mural.
Royal Elephant.
A man walks by murals depicting deer.
A painting of Sachin Tendulkar on the boundary wall of a sports ground.
A painting of Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue.
A mural depicting a child holding a swan in the palm of his hand.
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