Hanuman prays for Rama In most of north India, it is a custom to apply sindoor (another name for kumkum) to Lord Hanuman. One day, Hanuman saw Sita applying sindoor and asked her the reason for it. She explained that she was praying for Lord Rama’s long life. At this, Hanuman applied sindoor all over his body and presented himself to Lord Rama. This devotion and affection moved Rama, who then granted Hanuman eternal life. This is how the custom of decorating Hanuman with sindoor started.
First Rocket of India Transported by a Bicycle - In 1963, ISRO launched its first-ever rocket from a church in Thumba, on the outskirts of modern-day Trivandrum. The said rocket was transported on a bicycle. The launching pad later came to be known as Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC).
Shani Shingnapur(India) is Village Where the Houses Don't Have Doors!
A Meteor formed the Breathtaking Lonar Lake in Maharashtra - A 4-hour drive from Aurangabad and doubling as Maharashtra's best-kept secret, this lake was created by a plummeting meteor about 52,000 years ago. Travel enthusiasts must not miss this astronomical marvel and the temples around it.
When the dinosaurs were alive, there were 370 days in a year. The Earth's spin is getting slower because the moon's gravity is acting as a drag, so days are getting longer, by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.
A second isn't what you think it is. Scientifically, it's not defined as 1/60th of a minute, but as "the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom".
In the kitchen of the Jagannath Puri temple, the Mahaprasadam is cooked in 7 sacred pots placed atop of each other. Surprisingly, the food in the top most pot cooks first and then in the 6 pot and so on. This denies the natural science of cooking. There is no denying the fact that India is a place of wonders but, Jagganath Puri temple is nothing short than a miracle. This is the very reason people worship the lord here with the purest of the feelings and thus their wishes are granted by the almighty.
The Jagannath Puri temple is constructed in a way that you will never be able to see the shadow of the main dome irrespective of the time of the day.
Puri Jaganath Temple - Not even a single bird is encountered above the temple dome, even an airplane could not be seen hovering above the temple.
Prevent Breast Cancer - Figs are amongst those fruits that contain the highest amount of fiber. And it was found that women who consumed more dietary fiber during adolescence and early adulthood were at a lesser risk of falling prey to breast cancer
The fig tree is a symbol of abundance, fertility and sweetness.
800 years back Indian architects knew how a fetus looked like inside the womb. This sculpture of a baby in a mother's womb is crafted with clarity along the accurate position of baby, as one would find in a scan! This sculpture is of Sri Sundara Kamakshi Temple at Siru Karumbur,Tamil Nadu.
The early Olympic athletes used figs as a training food. Figs were also presented as laurels to the winners, becoming the first Olympic "medal."
Corpse flower isn't a single flower; it's a flowering plant with clusters of blooms.
Mickey Mouse was the first animated character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Golf is the only sport to be played on the moon.
A crab’s taste buds are on their feet.
Red is the first color a baby can see.
In the 1830s, tomato ketchup was sold as a medicine, claiming to cure ailments like diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice. The idea was proposed by Dr John Cook Bennett, who later sold the recipe in form of 'tomato pills'.
Our average body temperature declines as we age.
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