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Wonders of India

It's been a long wait! From more than 200 nominees, down to 20 and now 7 – Yes! the Wonders of India!

*Taj Mahal :

Taj Mahal is a famous monument located in Agra.

The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of

Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from

Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles.

The focus of the Taj Mahal is the white marble tomb, which stands on a square plinth consisting of a symmetrical building with an iwan, an arch-shaped doorway, topped by a large dome.

Was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658), grandson of Akbar the great, in the memory of his queen

Arjumand Bano Begum, entitled ‘Mumtaz Mahal’.

The plinth and tomb took roughly 12 years to complete. The

remaining parts of the complex took an additional 10 years and

were completed in order of minarets, mosque and jawab and

gateway.

*The Golden Temple:

*TheGolden Temple is located in Amritsar, Punjab.

The door panes are decorated with artistic style. It opens on to

the bridge that leads to the main building of Sri Harmandir

Sahib. It is 202 feet in length and 21 feet in width.

Its architecture represents a unique harmony between the

Muslims and the Hindu architecture.

*Tawang Monastery:

*Located at an elevation of 10,000 feet in Tawang Town in Arunachal Pradesh.

The assembly hall has a 8.3 m high Golden Buddha statue.

Is 3 storeys high, occupies an area of 140 sq mt and houses 65 residential buildings.

The kakaling (entrance gate) is a large hut shaped structure made of stone.

*The Sun Temple:

*Situated at a distance from the famous religious and tourist centre of Puri (35 Km.) and the capital city of Bhubaneswar (65 Km).

The entire temple was designed in the shape of a colossal

chariot with seven horses and twenty four wheels, each about 10 feet in diameter, with a set of spokes and elaborate carvings.

It was built in red sandstone (Khandolite) and black granite.

The Sun Temple of Konark marks the highest point of achievement of Kalinga architecture depicting the grace, the joy and the rhythm of

life all in its wondrous variety.

It was built by King Raja Narasimhadeva-I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty in the thirteenth century.

It is a temple to Surya, the sun God.

The Sun temple has been declared a world heritage site by UNESCO.

*Khajuraho:

*Khajuraho is a village in Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about 620 kilometers southeast of Delhi.

The Khajuraho temples adhere to a northern Indian shikhara

temple style and often to a Panchayatana plan or layout.

Kandariya Mahadeva, comprises eighty-four shikharas, the

main being 116 feet from the ground level.

The Khajuraho temples were built over a span of a hundred

years, from 950A.D. to 1050A.D. They were rediscovered

during the late 19th century.

*Jaisalmer Fort:

The fort stands admist the golden stretches of the great Thar Desert, on Trikuta Hill and had been the scene of many battles.

It is also known as the "Golden Fort".

It is built of sandstone and is one of the largest forts in Rajasthan.

It was built in 1156 AD by the Bhati Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal, from where it derives it name.

At one point of time the entire population of Jaisalmer used to live within the fort; but with the increase in the population, people was forced to move out and find shelter under the foot of the Trikuta Hill..

*Nalanda:

Located 55 miles from Patna in Bihar.

Nalanda was the largest residential centre of learning in the world with a 9 storied library.

The monasteries are built in old Kushan architectural style, in a row of cells around a courtyard.

It was the Buddhist center of learning from 427 to 1197 CE partly under the Pala Empire.

*Dholavira:

*Located in Kutch district

All its buildings are almost exclusively built out of brick.

The ancient site at Dholavira, is flanked by two storm water channels; the Mansar in the north, and the Manhar in the south.

Reservoirs are cut through stones vertically. They are about 7 meter deep and 79 meter long.

*Meenakshi Temple:

Located in the second largest city of Tamil Nadu i.e Madurai.

The temple complex is within a high-walled enclosure, at the core of which are the two sanctums for Meenakshi and Sundareshwara, surrounded by a number of smaller shrines and grand pillared halls.

The original temple was built by Kulasekara Pandya, but the credit for making the temple as splendid as it is today goes to the Nayaks.

The Nayaks ruled Madurai from the 16th to the 18th century and left a majestic imprint of their rule in the Meenakshi - Sundareswarar Temple.

The enormous temple complex is dedicated to Shiva, known as

Sundareshvara and his consort Parvatior Meenakshi.

According to legend Madurai is the actual site where the wedding between Shiva and Meenakshi took place.

Their soaring towers rise from solid granite bases, and are covered with stucco figures of deities, mythical animals and monsters painted in vivid colours.

Heard about "Ice-cream's cause headache"......?

Most of the people experience the most dreaded ice cream headache at some point,when eating something like an ice cream cone,slurpee,a snow cone etc.Then suddenly you are hit with the most excruciating headache! Fortunately it lasts for only 30 seconds.

*Ice-cream headache:

An ice-cream headache, also known as brain freeze, cold-stimulus headache, cold headache or its given scientific name "sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia" (meaning "nerve pain of the sphenopalatine ganglion"), is a form of brief cranial pain or headache commonly associated with consumption (particularly quick consumption) of cold beverages or foods such as ice cream. It is caused by having something cold touch the roof of the mouth (palate), and is believed to result from a nerve response causing rapid dilation and swelling of blood vessels or a "referring" of pain from the roof of the mouth to the head.

*Cause and frequency:

"Ice cream headaches" result from quickly eating or drinking very cold substances. It is commonly experienced when applying ice-cream (or similar) to the roof of the mouth (palate) or when swallowing it.Typically the headache appears in about 10 seconds and lasts about 20 seconds, with the pain seeming to relate to the same side of the head as the cold substance was applied to the palate, or to both sides of the head in the case of swallowing.

Ice cream headache is the direct result of the rapid cooling and rewarming of the blood vessels in the palate, or the roof of the mouth. A similar but painless blood vessel response causes the face to appear "flushed" after being outside on a cold day. In both instances, the cold temperature causes blood vessels to constrict and then experience extreme rebound dilation as they warm up again.

In the palate, this dilation is sensed by nearby pain receptors, which then send signals back to the brain via the trigeminal nerve, one of the major nerves of the facial area. This nerve also senses facial pain, so as the nerval signals are conducted the brain interprets the pain as coming from the forehead—the same "referred pain" phenomenon seen in heart attacks. Brain-freeze pain may last from a few seconds to a few minutes. Research suggests that the same vascular mechanism and nerve implicated in "brain freeze" cause the aura (sensory disturbance) and pulsatile (throbbing pain) phases of migraines.

*Taste Buds:

Taste buds are located in several areas of the tongue. Humans recognize four basic flavours, sweet, sour, salt or bitter, and different taste buds are receptive to specific flavours.

The tongue has three different nerves that transmit information about taste, and it is the glossopharyngeal nerve(9th cranial nerve) that sends information from the taste buds located at the back of the tongue. It is this nerve that is involved in the ice cream headache. The information from these nerves is sent to the medulla oblongata in the brain stem. Next it relays the message to the thalamus and then to processing centers in the parietal lobe of the brain to be identified.

To prevent icecream headaches,it is best to eat ice cream and other cold foods and drinks slowly, and allow them to warm in the mouth for a few seconds before swallowing. Avoid allowing the cold food to touch the palate and back of the throat if possible.

The mind is a terrible thing to waste

An 80 year old couple were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them. When they arrived at the doctor's, they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory.

After checking the couple out, the doctor tells them that they were physically okay but might want to start writing things down and make notes to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and left. Later that night while watching TV, the old man got up from his chair and his wife asks, "Where are you going?" He replies, "To the kitchen." She asks, "Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?" He replies, "Sure."She then asks him, "Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" He says, "No, I can remember that." She then says, "Well I also would like some strawberries on top. You had better write that down cause I know you'll forget that." He says, "I can remember that, you want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries." She replies, "Well I also would like whipped cream on top. I know you will forget that so you better write it down." With irritation in his voice, he says, "I don't need to write that down I can remember that." He then fumes into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes he returns from the kitchen and hands her a plate of bacon and eggs. She stares at the plate for a moment and says, "You forgot my toast".

King of pop is dead

Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ed Winter, the assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County, confirmed his office had been notified of the death and would handle the investigation.

Gossiping is really good for women..!

Gossiping is really good for health, says the recent research.Next time you indulge in gossiping,dont carry any guilt,a new study has concluded that a nice chat is good for health.According to scientists at the Univ.of Michigan,a woman is happier and healthier if she loves a good natter with her friends.It boosts levels of progesterone,a hormone that reduces levels of anxiety and stress.

50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW (or 50 Completely Useless Facts!)
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!		Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it. On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not Slugs have 4 noses. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! The average person laughs 10 times a day! AMost dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain --------------------------------------------------- One of these amazing, but useless facts is false. Do you know which one? The fact about pet dogs in Iceland is false...!

Coffee might make u forgetful

Now its storm in a coffee cup.Though a cup of coffee might help you beat drowsiness,a new research suggests that caffeine might hinder your short-term recall of certain words.
Caffeine made it harder for people to find a word that they already knew-"tip of the tongue".The researchers believe caffeine improves alertness by shutting down other brain pathways.This makes it harder to recall words.Caffeine is known to excite the brain and increase alertness but,they found it can hamper or boost short-term memory,depending on what they are trying to remember.

It aids short-term memory when the information to be recalled is related to the current train of thought but hinders short-term memory when it is unrelated.

July 22.....?

July 22 is the day, dated for Earthquakes and Tsunami is likely to happen in India,Sri Lanka,Japan and couple of other countries...but it was the day, in which Solar eclipse is going to occur.It should not be viewed with our naked eyes,if happen to see it for more than 6-8secs our cornea would burn.The next solar eclipse that can be viewed is on June 3,2114. ie.will be 105 years later.On june 22,the eclipse will start at 6:23am in Gulf of Cambay and last till 7:30am.The total eclipse will last for about 4 minutes-from 6:26am to 6:30am -when the sun will not be visile at all..


*SAFETY MEASURES: Use a solar filter or a No.14 welder's glass.

My First Day Of Blogging...

Hai this is jishu/jayshree,starting my blog once again after a looooong time.I started this blog again due to the inspiration drawn after seeing another blog.The blog which i already possessed was on fiasco.I am a novice again.My desire to blog with interest has been rejuvanated i think so...i was in a ruction,whether to start this or not,but my conscience has finally ordered me to do so.I am candy now,i hereby dont want to gaggle..i want to give any gumption giving thoughts..and since its my first day i dont want to publish a big post.I just want my posts to be pretty grandiose.My blog will be a elbow room for everyone.

this is a good book, that can be opened with expectation and close with delight and profit.

I want my first blog to be little informative.....
only in one minute ! but....
''can we not wait a minute?
Will our existence be gone for ever?" thus we talk.but in a minute so many wonders happen.Here are a few:-

In a Minute:-

1)6,000 meteorites fall from the sky.
2)The earth rotates 950 miles on its axis.
3)100 persons die and 114 are born.
4)34 marriages take place.
5)16 divorces occur in the world.
6)6 lakhs cigarettes are smoked.
7)6,38,000 persons drink liquor.
8)4,600 shoes are stitched.
9)68 motor-cars are manufactured.

TODAYS THOUGHT: "RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTETH A NATION".

*GOD BLESS WITH BLISS*