Q3 Is good but could have gone behind the nature Q8. I also went in 1993 taking a car all around; the place I could not digest then was only Kasi (which I am told is so nicely set in today). Haridwar Manasa and Chandi visit uphills, rivers, so chill to touch water ; a place where bhakthi is really witnessed where north far exceeds the south. A salubrious location; fit to travel in summer car windows open; roads are never ending; hills are hugging you all the time. Water silently flowing wherever you turn your head; maybe I was also a Rishi 10000 years back here. Q9 Dogs not in India ? Rubbish. I wrote some time back on svanna the dog recited in Rig Veda and yet a rubbish Q and A?. Dogs, in general, are associated with the aggressive form of Shiva known as Bhairava.’
*Indra, the mighty god of the Rig Veda, has a female dog named Sarama*. She is considered the mother of all dogs. Sarama has a long history in Hindu mythology. It is believed that Indra sent her out to find his cows, which had been stolen by people known as the Panis. *KR So the writer and Quora accept that Rig Vedam is more than 30000 years old?* Interestingly, the dog’s rise to prominence in India is not recent. Indian mythology is peppered with fascinating tales featuring dogs. The Korkus are a tribe scattered across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, residing mainly in the Dharnagiri region. They consider themselves descendants of Ravana and believe that Shiva created their world. According to legend, once Ravana strayed into the scenic but unpopulated forests of the Vindhyachal and Satpura ranges. He prayed to Shiva to populate those forests with people. Shiva directed his messenger, the crow Kageshwar, to collect red soil from the hilly region between Bhavargadh and Savligadh (in the Betul district). Shiva then made two statues – of a man and a woman – from the soil and placed them in the forested region. However, before he could infuse them with life, Indra got his horses to destroy the statues. Enraged, Shiva proceeded to create two dogs out of the red soil. He infused them with life and had them drive Indra’s horses away. He then remade the two human statues and bestowed life upon them. The man and the woman, named Moola and Moolai, respectively, are considered the ancestors of the Korku tribe. The Korku thus worship Shiva, Ravana and the dog. Another story is of a community in Gujarat. Many of them were landless labourers. Some were cattle herders, some sold forest produce. They were also extremely talented artists, but were denied entry into temples. Therefore, they decided to create their own gods by painting their images on cloth. This led to a whole new art form of mobile temples on painted cloth. They worshipped their own goddess, Hadkai Mata, who rides a dog and protects people from measles. Further south, in Maharashtra and Telangana, the dog is associated with the warrior gods Khandoba and Mallanna, respectively, and with Revanta, the god of the hunt, in central India. A legend depicts Khandoba’s wives futilely helping the deity collect the blood of the demon Mani, every drop of which was creating a new demon during battle. Finally, Khandoba’s faithful dog swallows all the blood, thus helping him kill the demons. Indra, the mighty god of the Rig Veda, has a female dog named Sarama. She is considered the mother of all dogs. Sarama has a long history in Hindu mythology. It is believed that Indra sent her out to find his cows, which had been stolen by people known as the Panis. In some stories, she not only found the cows, hidden in the cave of the Panis, but also negotiated their recovery. This earned her the love and affection of Indra. In the Mahabharata, Sarama and her children visit a sacrificial site where King Janmejaya is performing a yagna to kill all the nagas. Sarama’s children are accused of licking the pot of milk being used to prepare offerings to the gods. The king’s brothers throw stones at them to stop them. Enraged, Sarama curses that the yagna will be unsuccessful – and that is exactly what happens. According to the Puranas, Sarama is the mother of all creatures with claws, while Surabhi is the mother of all creatures with hooves. Thus, Sarama is the mother of the lion as well as the tiger, and is linked to the wolf and the fox. Dogs, in general, are associated with the aggressive form of Shiva known as Bhairava. Shiva lived on a mountain covered with snow where there was nothing to eat. This did not matter, for Shiva taught the bull, his companion, the art of overcoming hunger. Shiva loved the bull, but sometimes, he took the form of Bhairava, who loved dark places. When Shiva became Bhairava, the dog became his friend. In art, Bhairava is visualised either as a ferocious alpha, riding a rabid dog, or as a child, also riding a dog. The former is called Kal Bhairava, or sometimes Kala Bhairava, associated with time, hence with death and destruction, and with darkness. The latter, the cherubic Bhairava, is called Batuk Bhairava, or Gora Bhairava, the childlike Bhairava, or the fair Bhairava. The temple of Kilkari Bhairava is believed to have been established by the Pandavas at the entrance of Indraprastha (that now clings to the outer walls of Purana Qila in Delhi). Kilkari means squealing, the joyful cry of a child. Unlike the conventional temples of Shiva, there are no images of bulls here; only dogs which are the vahanas of Bhairava. The temple complex is full of dogs, who love the attention showered on them by devotees. The Bhairava form of Shiva is kept outside the village and is associated with crematoriums. Dogs too are associated with crematoriums and the margins of society. Thus, the dogs of Bhairava may be associated with Sarama’s children, the Sarameyas, who, according to later texts, are the four-eyed guardians of the Land of the Dead. This land is separated from the Land of the Living by the Vaitarini river. The dogs then become the companions of Yama. Thus, we find the dog associated with the wildest aspect of Shiva called Bhairava that essentially means “the one who removes the fear of death”. Bhairava’s mildest form is the great teacher of teachers, Adinath Dattatreya. The Nath yogis are a special tradition of yogis that became popular over a thousand years ago. There are nine Naths, or Nav Naths, who wandered across India, Nepal and Southeast Asia, spreading their wisdom. They all considered Dattatreya to be their guru. Dattatreya is imagined as a god accompanied by dogs and a cow. In art, he is shown with four mild-tempered dogs, often considered to be the embodiments of the four Vedas. They always walk in front of Dattatreya, frequently turning around, insecure and afraid that he will go away. Since Saraswati is the mother of the Vedas, some people argue that Sarama also represents the goddess Saraswati. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Q10 How many times in the USA even after scores of sheets run about it?. USA is definitely as on date a nation with a lot of freedom to live, do your work you like, study at any age what you want to study, work and retire as you like and health factors, nature protections and fresh air etc etc I had that in T Nagar once long back; I saw all india like that long time ago; why even Mumbai then Bombay was so fine. But today the people spoiled all the places. As churchill would call, the "mostest worsest mob" looting the nation as if a lavatory; USA as on date a fresh place to live though there are few places where afro americans live had spoiled the places and some drawbacks do exist; however, people here are happier than ....; and can call president by name in aTV and make fun of him; can we call stalin like that?; there are so many castes, religions and languages and people living as neighbours ; but all see to it the residents and the surroundings are kept clean. A country lives not by the government but only by the upkeep of the people. Indians after the liberations of castes and creed had become uncivilised. Many parts of TN are filled with the heap of litter uncleared swarming in distaste. KR IRS 14223 On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 at 20:06, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 02-2023-**06* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Why were black people in the past chosen as slaves? > > A1 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Sun > > In general, they weren’t, except by other black people. *Slavers took > slaves from wherever they most easily could, which was usually a neighbour > of the same broad ethnicity as themselves*. So slaves in Rome and Greece > were usually white, and slaves in Africa were usually black, just because > they were handy. > > *However, plantation owners in the southern USA,* the Caribbean and parts > of South America did specifically seek out *black Africans as slaves, > because they wanted people who were physically strong and used to working > all day under a hot sun without becoming ill.* > > Q2 What is the one thing we should stay away from on a railway > station? > > A2 Gopal Gupta,Sat > > Stay away from that yellow line seen in the picture. > > (About 2 feet away from the edge of plat form). > > *When the train is running at full speed, it creates a vacuum-like > situation around itself due to its high speed.* In order to avoid bad > incidents, the railway bureau drew a yellow line next to the platform. To > ensure safety, passengers are requested not to cross the yellow line. If > passengers stand inside this yellow line, the vacuum created by the bullet > train could pull passengers toward the train and cause an accident. > > *My note- The vacuum may be more powerful when empty rakes taken to the > platform from yards.* > > Q3 What are the beautiful places in South India which are still > unexplored? > > A3 Pinkesh Patel, Ask me about travel in India7y > > Here's is the list of the places that most people don't know about but we > can't say that these places are unexplored. > > 1) Gandikota - The Grand Canyon of India > > Gandikota is a small village on the right bank of the river Pennar, 15 km > from Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. > > 2) Araku Valley > > Araku Valley is a Hill station in Visakhapatnam district in the state of > Andhra Pradesh in India. It is a valley in the Eastern Ghats inhabited by > different tribes. > > 3) Belum Caves > > Belum Caves is the second largest cave in Indian subcontinent and the > longest caves in plains of Indian Subcontinent, known for its stalactite > and stalagmite formations. > > 4) Skandagiri Hills > > Skandagiri, also known as Kalavara Durga, is an ancient mountain fortress > located approximately 70 km from Bangalore city, and 3 km from Chikballapur > in the Indian state ofKarnataka. It is off Bellary Road ( NH 7 > Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway), and overlooks Nandi Hills and Muddenahalli. > The peak is at an altitude of about 1350 meters. > > 5) Athirappilly Falls > > Athirapalli Falls is situated in Athirappilly panchayath, Chalakudy Taluk > in of Valparai, Kerala on the southwest coast of India. Located on the > west-flowing Chalakudy River near the Vazhachal Forest Division and the > Sholayar ranges, this 24-metre (80 ft) waterfall and the nearby *Vazhachal > Falls are popular tourist destinations*. It is the largest waterfall in > Kerala and is nicknamed "The Niagara of India". Controversy about a > state-proposed hydroelectric dam on the Chalakudy River above the > waterfalls began in the 1990s and has continued through 2011. > > Many movies were shot here. Baahubali: The Beginning is of them. > > 6) Maravanthe Beach > > Maravanthe is a village and a beach near Kundapura, Karnataka, India. > Outlook travel considers it one of Karnataka's most beautiful beaches. It > is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Udupi. NH-66 (Erstwhile NH-17) runs > right next to the beach and the Suparnika River flows on the other side of > the road, creating a spectacular scenery and considered only one of its > kind in India. The river *Souparnika, which almost touches Arabian Sea > here, makes a U turn and goes westward to join the Sea* only after a > journey of more than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). > > Q4 What scientists paid the ultimate price for their work? > > A4 David Tussey, Former Former Executive Director, NYC DoITT at > New York City (2017–2020)Aug 15 > > I can’t believe no one has mentioned Rosalind Franklin. She was a > scientist working with James Watson, Maurice Wilkins, and Francis Crick. She > died from multiple cancers associated with the radiation exposure during > her work in discovering the double helix of DNA. > > Franklin was an expert in a powerful technique for determining the > structure of molecules, known as X-ray crystallography. When the > crystallized form of a molecule such as DNA is exposed to X-rays, some of > the rays are deflected by the atoms in the crystal, forming a diffraction > pattern that gives clues about the molecule's structure. > > Franklin’s crystallography gave Watson and Crick important clues to the > structure of DNA. Some of these came from the famous “image 51,” a > remarkably clear and striking X-ray diffraction image of DNA produced by > Franklin and her graduate student. (A modern example of the diffraction > pattern produced by DNA is shown below.) To Watson, the X-shaped > diffraction pattern of Franklin's image immediately suggested a helical, > two-stranded structure for DNA. > > She died at age 37 while battling multiple cancers. Exposure to high > radiation levels during her X-ray work on DNA is considered a factor in her > death. > > Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded a Nobel > Prize in 1962 for their work on DNA. Rosalind Franklin had died in 1958 and > thus was not eligible. Additionally, Watson & Crick barely mentioned > Franklin’s contributions as they rose to fame, despite the fact that > Franklin’s work was critical to discovering the double-helix nature of DNA > and ultimately the entire structure. > > *Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago is named > in her honor.* > > Q5 Why is Tamil Nadu the most famous/popular state in India, > even for foreigners? > > A5 Bhuvana Rameshwar, Tamil culture and heritage Updated 2y > > Tamil nadu topped the list of number of tourists visiting the state for > the 5th time in a row for year ending 2019. I was surprised as I expected > Rajasthan or Kerala or Gujarat. But TN did it again. > > How did this happen…*probably the ease in travel to TN's various cities > by road, air and train*. The number of ancient temples, their > architecture, the holy trinity cities of Rameshwaram, Kanchipuram and > Madurai valued added to all tours. A visit to Srirangam, Kumbakonam, > Thanjavur Chidambaram is a must if you are an architecture admirer. > > We have 4 UNESCO world heritage sites namely > > Airavateshwar temple, Kumbakonam > > Brahadeshwar or Big temple, Thanjavur > > Gangai konda Cholapuram, Jayamkondam > > Monuments of Mammalapuram. Chennai. > > The last one was made more famous by our PM Modi after an informal meet > there with the Chinese Premier Xi in 2019. It is now flooded with tourists. > > Add to these the Ooty.. Metupalayam, Nilgiris mountain train, it is > declared a world heritage train.. > > *The hill station of Ooty and Kodai are sought after in summers and > winters by our loyal tourists from* Kerala, Karnataka, Telengana and > Andhra Pradesh. These people visit TN even on extended weekends as a > default place if nothing works. > > *Our beaches add glory to all tours with a special* mention of > Mammalapuram (mahabalipuram), Cove Long, three Beaches in Chennai, > Cuddalore and Kanyakumari (tip of India) > > *Add to these shopping for pure kanchipuram silk,* gold jewels, granite > idols, cottons, shell crafts, beads, spices, sambar powder, tea and filter > coffee. > > TN cities like Chennai and Coimbatore have large number of hospital > tourists or medical tourism who come from abroad and other Indian states > for health care in our various state of art, yet budget friendly hospitals. > > TN tours, travel, stay, food, sightseeing shopping are budget friendly. > The state is also safe for tourists from India and abroad. > > Q6 What is something electrical engineers know that others > don't? > > A6 Gokul Venugopal, M.Tech in Power Systems, Sardar Vallabhbhai > National Institute of Technology, Surat (Graduated 2015)5y > > *The zero watt bulb* > > The zero watt bulbs as we call it aren’t actually having power rating of > zero watt. *These small incandescent bulbs have power rating of 10-15W.* > > In the earlier days before the advent of digital meters, energy > consumption was recorded using electro-mechanical energy meters. > > The energy consumption was recorded by counting revolutions of a disc > through mechanical counters. *To get the disc revolving there has to be a > certain minimum current flowing through the meter. Now the current drawn by > these bulbs is very small to get the disc rotating and hence the energy > consumption is not recorded by the electro-mechanical energy meters.* > > So it seemed that these bulbs have no power and hence they got the name > zero watt bulb. (Watt being the unit of power). > > With the advent of digital meters, even energy consumed by a small 0.1 W > LED could also be measured and hence the zero watt bulb is now a misnomer. > > Q7 What are very special stairs? > > A7 Luise, Worked at Own Business Sat > > This is one of the stairs of the Great Wall of China and its steps are > incredibly worn. > > You can't imagine how many people have walked along there to make them > look like this.You might think so. > > *But there is another reason why they look like that.* > > The individual steps are extremely high and they were built crooked and > crooked. And not because they couldn't do better, but so that uninvited > intruders wouldn't have an easy time on them and would easily fall. > > As a result, no one would have been able to enter there quickly. > > *The Great Wall of China consists of several walls.* Some parts of it are > also in North Korea and Mongolia. > > All these walls together would be as long as 1.8 times the diameter of the > Earth (12000 km). This gigantic wall would be 21,196 km long. > > Q8 What is the prettiest town/city in India with many old and > new temples around it? > > A8 Devala Rees, Hindu practitioner and scholar of Pagan > religions Sat > > Well I’m sure it’s one I haven’t been to. There are four thousand towns > and cities in India; I don’t think I’ve been to even fifty of them. > > But of those I have seen firsthand, I will say Haridwar, also known as > Mayapuri and various other names. All photos in this answer were taken by > me, when I was in Haridwar last October (my second visit to this city). > > *I really love Haridwar. If I were to move to India for* a longer stay > rather than just traveling, Haridwar would be one of my topmost > considerations to settle for some time; I feel really at home there. It > truly does justice to its name as a gateway to the Divine, and I think it > deserves its place on the list of the Sapta Puri, the seven most sacred > cities in Hinduism. It’s a very pretty town, with the holy river Ganga > flowing right through it, nestled between green, forested hills. Every > night the river is lit up with floating diya lights, and holy bells and > chants ring out across the water. > > *The city is full of (and surrounded by) temples old* and new - Mansa > Devi Temple, Maya Devi Temple, Chandi Devi Temple (those are the ancient > Big Three, the Siddha Peethas of Mayapuri, and some of the most spiritually > powerful temples I’ve experienced in all of India), > > Bharat Mata Temple (a new temple for Indian patriots), Har Ki Pauri Ganga > Temple (famous for its evening Aarti), Daksh Mahadev Temple (a really > amazing temple), Neeleshwar Temple (mainly known for its beautiful views), > the Jain Temple (exquisite architecture), Saptrishi Ashram, Vaishno Devi > Temple (nicely inclusive and participatory evening Aarti), Gaurishankar > Mahadev temple, Mahamrityunjaya Temple, Bilvkeshwar Mahadev Temple (and > make sure to explore the beautiful holy forest and sadhus’ caves back > behind it), > > Pawan Dham Temple, Doodhadhari Barfani Temple, Anjana Devi Temple, Sati > Kund Temple, Siddhpeeth Shri Dakshin Kali Temple, Anandamayi Ma’s > Mahasamadhi Temple (the holy tomb of a recent great female Saint), Shitala > Devi Temple, Radha-Krishna Temple, the recently built Shri Yantra Temple, > and countless more, seemingly everywhere you look. > > *And the temples of Haridwar are full of a real calmness and tranquility > that can be lacking in* some more hectic and over-busy temples in some > other cities. Yet they are not sparsely attended; far from it, in Mansa > Devi and Chandi Devi Temples I was pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in the > crowd. Yet somehow even then, especially at Chandi Devi, the spirit of > tranquility moved through the crowd like a soothing breath. And at Mansa > Devi Temple, after going through the innermost main circuit of the temple > in a crush of fervent devotees, I was able to find an empty corner (still > within the main temple building) to sit down undisturbed for as long as I > wanted and do my own puja. The devotional fervor of the crowds is palpable > and inspiring. > > *Most of the temples of Haridwar are located either right on the banks of > the Ganga or on top of forested hills overlooking the valley. The beauty of* > nature fills the city and has not been overly disturbed or destroyed. > Indeed the main “religion” of Haridwar often seems to be a beautiful and > inspiring Animism. The central spirituality of Haridwar is reverence of the > river Ganga. Her banks are lined with dozens of holy trees - Pipal, Neem, > Banyan, Bel - each and every one of which is adorned with red strings, has > old little shrines at their roots, and receives individual worship and > attention. > > *One of my favorite spots on Earth is near Shitala Ghat in Haridwar (down > in the Kankhal colony* suburb), where one can sit or wander in the shade > of a holy grove beside the Ganga for as long as one wishes, watching local > women come alone one by one to silently commune with the river, slowly, > reverently, taking their time, sometimes sitting in meditation for half an > hour or more. Everywhere are old little shrines that one may worship as one > feels inspired; here and there a cow wanders, intrepidly seeking food from > pious temple-goers. > > Q9 Did dogs exist before humanity? > > A9 Matt Riggsby, MA Archaeological Studies, Boston University > Feb 8 > > No. > > Up until around 30,000 years ago (plus or minus several thousand years), > *there > were various wolves*. Starting around that time, though, *separate > populations of wolves in Europe and Asia started hanging around human > encampments more and more often.* > > Over a very long time, the descendants of those wolves became more and > more friendly with humans and in doing so selected for a number of unusual > traits. *By around 15,000 years ago, they had become dogs.* > > Q10 What are the biggest misconceptions Indians have about USA? > > A10 Ratnakar Srivastava, Have stayed in US.3y > > Indians think that USA is some kind of fairyland perfect place. Few things > which I noticed are below > > *Visa problem is much bigger than what people* think before deciding to > go to the US. It will take away 15–20 years of your prime life where you > could have lived life to fullest. Visa plays a major role in all your life > decisions. There won't be a minute you can stop thinking of it. I will give > a few examples a) one guy who was having a very stable life in India and he > and his wife were working at a very good place in India. His wife couldn't > work till now after 3 years as company needs to sponsor his green card for > his wife to be eligible to work. He hasn't gone out 3 years from US as his > petition needs to renew. b) I asked one of my friends what he thinks of > buying a house and settling etc he said his green card will take another 10 > years post which he will think about the same. Also, it's very tough to > change jobs as transferring H1B is not easy. People have mentioned that you > should just enjoy life but it's practically not possible. > > *Poor public transport: I had this misconception that* transportation in > US will be perfect but I was shell shocked when in Houston I found out > there is no public transport.There were no trains, metro, bus nothing. In > the name of transport there was one bus which used to run once every hour..*I > mean really you expect everyone to have and drive a car.*I had to pay 20k > INR to uber in one day to roam around which was quite a shock. > > *Traffic: I used to think there will be no traffic* problem in the US but > it was there. Not much to scale of Bangalore but it was there. On bad > days you can be stuck for hours on freeways. > > 4. Misconception about the luxurious life > > You need to do each and everything by yourself. In India, you have help > for everything. Also, most of the Indians live below-average lifestyles to > save money so that they can justify their decision to come to the US. > > 5. Food > > Its very difficult to manage food as cooks are very expensive. *People > cook once a week or use processed food.* > > 6. Everything is big and far > > One thing you will notice is everything is big and far. In India, you can > find everything 10 minutes away from car service to hospital to school to > office. But in the US *you have designated zones for everything so you > need to travel a lot to find a specific thing.* > > 7. Very Very Costly > > Most of the Indians get twice the salary what they get in India but it's > five times more expensive. For example, 2 BHK on rent is approx 1800$ in > a far off locality. In India, you can get at 25k INR. *Food which you can > get in 500Rs will cost about 4k in the US.* > > 8. Robbery > > This one was new to me. Multiple flats were robbed where Indians were > staying as thieves knew that they keep gold. It's difficult to keep > security guards in apartments as it's a costly affair. > > 9. No people on the road, cars only > > No one walks on the road. Everyone drives. *Even to go to the opposite > side shop, People will drive*. This was also strange as to why no one > walks. > > 10. Parents will not like to stay > > Parents get confined to home due to multiple problems so they don't like > to stay in the US. > > 11. Gun violence > > It's quite usual that someone was shot around the corner so people need to > take the required precautions. > > 12. Hospitality > > In India, you are treated very respectfully while travelling. Someone will > pick your luggage etc. if you go to a hotel. It's not usual in US. It's > just another job. > > 13. Tips > > In India, you will tip if you like the service. *In US, it's a norm to > tip 15% otherwise people will be rude to you.* > > The only points people should consider are good are education, clean air, > and water which makes difference between US and India. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 13-02-2023* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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