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India is a complete-movie package that has emotion, drama, action, suspense, thrill and adventure that makes anybody wonder-struck. Whether you call it amazing, incredible and bizarre, India- the wonderland never fails to astonish anybody. It is full of surprises that need to untangle yet like these:
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Credibly Incredible India: Explore unexplored
Whether it is the snow wrapped hills of J&K or scorching plains of South, India is
totally a land of Paradox –truly incredible all the way. Travelling here is no lesser
than a roller coaster ride with ups and downs, swings and jerks that may leave you
exhausted but thrilled and bewildered at the same time.
If you think that you have seen everything in India then it‟s time to think again. India
is so vast and diverse that one life isn‟t enough to see and understand it completely.
It is an unsolved mystery that needs to solve yet. Like terrain, people‟s faith, believe
custom, religion and life style changes with every single move forward.
India is a complete-movie package that has emotion, drama, action, suspense, thrill
and adventure that makes anybody wonder-struck. Whether you call it amazing,
incredible and bizarre, India- the wonderland never fails to astonish anybody. It is full
of surprises that need to untangle yet like these:
Natural Mummy at Gue in Spiti
Located at an altitude of almost 3000 meters, Gue is a small village in the Spiti
district of Himachal where lays India‟s only known naturally preserved 500 year-old
mummy of Buddhist monk Sangha Tenzin, from Tibet.
The monk had undergone mummification when he was still alive, which was very complex
and painful process. It was recovered in sitting position with hair and skin intact. It is said
that the locals knew about the mummy since 1975 when an earthquake struck the region
and brought down the part of the tomb lying.
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Well nothing much is known about the origin of the mummy except the local
anecdote and hearsays. Mummy is kept in a temple perched on the hilltop at the end
of the village.
Magnetic Hills Ladakh
Playing with magnets and attracting iron chunks is an activity that we all love to do
in childhood, but what if suddenly your vehicle rolls up a steep mountain, with its
ignition off. Definitely, your first reaction would be „Are you a nuts‟? How could it be
possible?
Well, this magnetic magic can be experienced while traveling to Leh-Ladhak, around
360 KM from Jammu. Known as Magnetic Hill, visiting here would be a
thrilling experience, but actually it is just an optical illusion caused by gravity hill that
gives an illusion of gear off vehicle moving up.
Shetpal- Snake at every home
What if one day you have to host a snake as a guest? Well, it may sound bizarre and
send shivers down your spine, but every house in Shetpal, in Sholapur district of
Maharashtra welcomes this unusual and strange guest. Each house in this village
has a resting place for dangerous Cobra snakes in the wooden rafters of their
ceilings to protect them.
These Cobras for villagers are the personification of reverence and respect to lord
Shiva and roam freely in the houses. Till now, not even a single case of snake bite
ever reported from this village.
Strange, But true – an amazing blend of believe and custom.
Karni Mata Temple Rajasthan, where rats are worshipped
Popularly known as rat temple, Karni Mata temple at Deshnoke, Rajasthan, India is
different from usual shrines in India.
Home to more than 20,000 rats, this temple displays interesting sights of rats being
worshipped– as an embodiment of respect and admiration to Mata Karni. Popularly
known as cubes, these rats are considered as the reincarnated form of the Family
members of Mata Karni.
Jatinga, Assam: Unusual Mass Bird Suicide
Snuggled amongst the Borai hills of Assam, Jatinga a quaint village in Dima Hasao
District is famous for the Bird Suicide Mystery. Commonly known as Death Valley for
Birds, in every monsoon between September and October, this idyllic village, witness
an unusual uncanny phenomenon of Mass bird Suicide.
Hundreds of migratory birds during dark and foggy nights fly at their maximum
towards trees and building and succumb to the injuries. This 'mass bird suicide' was
first brought to global attention by famous naturalist E.P. Gee in the 1960s and since
then, it has remained one of the world's unsolved mysteries.
RoopKund: Land of Skeletons
Guarded by the two Himalayan peaks Trishul and Nanda Gunti, RoopKund Lake
remains inaccessible for most of years, but it is one of the most beautiful lake
trek with notorious past.
With many tales roving around the mysterious past of Roopkund, the major attraction
of this lake is the 600 odd human skeletons that were discovered here. Dated back
to around 850 AD these skeletons are clearly visible at the bottom of a lake when the
layer of snow depletes in the summers.
According to local lore, this entourage had earned the fury of the local deity, Latu,
who sent a terrible hail storm their way, which eventually killed them.
Loktak Lake -World Only floating Lake
You must be surprised to know that India is the home to the world‟s only floating
lake. As a mother, Loktak Lake gives shelter to a plethora of flora and fauna to thrive
on its bed which appears like floating over it. These floating masses of plants and
organic matter in various stages of decomposition are called Phumdis.
Spreading across the sprawling 40 km, Keibul Lamjao is largest of all the Phumdis &
is the only national park in the world that floats over it. Home to the
endangered Shanghai or Manipur brow antlered deer, one of the subspecies of the
Eld‟s deer, it is situated in the south-eastern shore of the lake. These floating
Phumdis produced such a spell bounded sight that will dazzle your eyes.
Mayong: Land of Black Magic
Lies on the bank of the river Brahmaputra, approximately 40 km from the city of
Guwahti, for generations Mayong, a village in Assam is known as the black magic
capital of India. Shrouded under the mysteries, many accounts of black magic, men
disappearing into thin air, human converting into a beast, being tamed and human
sacrifices, are associated with this place.
In its heydays, Mayong was considered the birthplace of magic art and apprentices across the
world come here to learn the craft of sorcery and magic. Well with time, maybe its glory has
faded away, but still it is a paradise for the magic practitioners.
People through generations are practicing black magic and many ancient relics of
Ayurveda and black magic are now preserved in the Mayong Central Museum.
Strange yet Fascinating.
The Gravity Defying Palace: Bara Imambara
What will you do if somebody left you in the hall 50 meters long and 15 meters wide
held up without any external support? You might choke up at the obvious thought of
its collapse. But don‟t worry, nothing like this going to happen.
Well, you can call it wonder or supremacy of human architectural art, the Bara
Imambara, the gravity defying palace at Lucknow is a marvel in it that has been
erected without any external support. The main hall was exclusively constructed in
interlocked brickworks and is famous for its architecture. Built in 1784 by the fourth
Nawab, Barak Imambara Asaf-ud-Daula it is a blend of Arabic and European
Architecture.
Twins Village of Kodinhi, in Kerala
Kodinhi village in the Malappuram district of Kerala bewildered scientist across the
world with its twin‟s mystery. For the population of 2000 people, this quiet village has
around 220 pairs of twins at present. With about 15 pairs being born every year it
truly deserved the title of “Twin town”. Yet ascertain about the actual cause of the
high rate of twin‟s birth in this village, it has 6 time higher twin birth rate then the rest
of the world which is a huge difference.
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