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You have got to know how Tokyo, being the world’s most populated city, bears a phenomenal history and offers the best cultural effects, sportsmanship, and cuisines. Now, let’s have a look at other populated cities in the world. The list will help you to compare the city and its heritage with others.
Making of Durga Pratima -by Ishita Mondal –Reading Time – 9 min Approx Yaa Devi Sarva-Bhutessu Shakti-Ruupenna Samsthitaa | Namas-Tasyai Namas-Tasyai Namas-Tasyai Namo Namah || After chanting the holy words, Sayan offered the flower petals to Devi Durga’s feet, guided Read more
It is interesting to observe how Afro-Americans prepare their foods and eat them. You can consider a staple food named “gumbo”. You can barely find any written recipe for it. The Afro-Americans mostly pass the recipe orally. They are known for their exceptional culinary skills. The inclusion of left-over things to prepare stew-like dishes has somehow become their identity. They are popular for making delicious delicacies out of left-overs. So, the African American culinary skill is all about bringing taste out of the tasteless
There is a normal line of infantry. The light infantry came much later. The soldiers of the light infantry use lighter equipment and weapons, new tactics, and drills. Now, the new infantry can move around and get into combat freely. The regiments that you came across today are regular infantry. They are named according to the caste and state they belong to. Moreover, it is one of the youngest regiments in the Indian army. It comprises twenty-seven battalions. Created after the 1965 Indo-Pak war, the infantry battalions have greater mobility.
We have come a long way through our discussions on monuments built by Mughals. Now isn’t it a good idea to have a discussion on some other instances of Mughal architecture? After all, the vast architecture of the Mughal period is not limited to the tombs, buildings, and mosques. There are many other masterpieces found in that era. However, they are not monuments by literal meaning. But, like monuments, they also present the rich heritage of Mughal Architecture. So, few words on them are a must in this discussion. Let’s start with one of the most interesting yet unexplored examples. It is Hammam or Turkish Baths.
Be it the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, or Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, these temples house particular deities with specific customs and mythological significance unique to them. Some 1000 years old temple in Tamil Nadu such as Kumbeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam and Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur has stood the test of time becoming the architectural marvels of the country. Tamil Nadu has been ruled by Pallavas, Pandyas, Cholas, Vijaynagar kings, and Nayakas and this has contributed significantly to the variations in the structural patterns of the temples.
As to the question of who built Khajuraho Temple, the only bit of information known is that it was built during the reign of the Chandela dynasty, between 885 and 1050 AD. The great Vedic kings, Yashovarman and Dhanga take the credits for building most of these beautiful Khajuraho temples.
Given the variations in the customs and traditions and the philosophy ingrained behind each state of India, heritage tourism is a potential proponent for the upliftment of local economies. Creating opportunities for tourists by the virtue of heritage tourism not only strengthens the importance of preserving heritage sites but also paves the way for diversified economies with each place retaining its unique socio-cultural features.