---------- Forwarded message --------- From: 'N Sekar' via iyer123 <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 5:41 PM
Thanks Sri G K. Re Q 3 What I read was that Jaya and Vijaya told the Rishis that they can't allow anyone inside Vaikunta without His permission and hence asked them to wait. I thought this is their duty, like any security guard will do. So when I heard this story for the first time several years ago that they were cursed for doing their duty I was wondering why it was so. May be there is more to the story than this mere reason. I don't think the Rishis are egoistic to take offense to someone doing his duty. N Sekar Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_> On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 5:24 PM, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <[email protected]> wrote: *CULTURAL QA 09-2023-17A* *All the below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 17-09-2023.* *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers.* *Compiled and posted by** R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on 17-09-2023.* *Q1 What are some amazing facts about the Indian Railways?* *A1 Selvi Selvan, Workes in Indian Railways8h* *1. The total distance covered by the 14,300 trains on the Indian Railways every day, equals three & half times the distance to moon.* *2. The first train on Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on the 16th of April 1853.* *3. IR has about 65,436 route kms. of track.* *4. IR employs about 1.307 million people.* *5. It carries over 23 million passengers & 1.3 million tones of freight every day.* *6. It runs about 14,300 trains daily.* *7. IR has about 7,172 railway stations.* *8. The longest platform in the world is at Sri Siddhaarooda in Hubballi and is 1.5 kilometres in length.* *9. Nehru Setu on Sone River is the longest Railway bridge.* *10. 42 Railway companies operated in the country before independence.* *11. Electric Locomotives are manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan.* *12. Coaches are manufactured at ICF/Chennai, RCF/Kapurthala and BEML/Bangaluru.* *13. The national Rail Museum at New Delhi was set-up in 1977.* *14. Classes of travel on Indian Railway: Ist AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car, IInd sleeper & IInd ordinary.* *Additional Facts :* *First Passenger Train Ran On : 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane)* *First Railway Bridge : Dapoorie Viaduct on the** Mumbai-Thane route* *First Rail Tunnel : Parsik Tunnel* *First Ghats Covered by the Rail lines : Thal and** Bhore Ghats* *First Underground Railway : Calcutta METRO* *First Computerized Reservation System started in : New Delhi (1986)* *First Electric Train ran on : 3rd Feb' 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla)* *Toilets on Trains were introduced in : 1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes)* *Shortest Station Name : Ib (Orissa)* *Longest Station Name : Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Andhra Pradesh)* *Busiest Railway Station : Lucknow (64 trains everyday)* *Longest Run (Time) : Vivek Express (3,715 km in Approx 71 hrs)* *Shortest Run : Route between Nagpur to Ajni (3km)* *Longest Run for Daily Train : Kerala Express (3,054 km in 42.5 hrs)* *Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance) : Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs)* *Longest Railway Platform in the World : Sri Siddhaarooda railway station in Hubballi in the Indian state of Karnataka(1 .5 km)* *Longest Railway Bridge : Nehru Setu on Sone River (10,044 ft in length)* *Longest Tunnel : Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel ( 11.2 km )* *Oldest Preserved Locomotive : Fairy Queen (1855), still in working order* *Indian Railway's Fastest Train : Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph)* *Train with Maximum Number of Halts :Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts)* *Q2 Why is Kedarnath famous?* *A2 Sushil Kumar,Former Assistant Manager at IOCL PETROL (2007–2019)May 5* *Kedarnath is famous primarily for the Kedarnath** Temple, which is one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage sites dedicated to Lord Shiva.* *The Kedarnath Temple is situated at an altitude of 3,583 meters (11,755 feet) above sea level,** amidst the scenic and rugged Himalayan mountain range. It is believed to have been built by the Pandavas from the Hindu epic, Mahabharata, and is considered one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, which are the most sacred shrines of Lord Shiva in India.* *Every year, thousands of devotees make the arduous trek to the Kedarnath Temple to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva. The temple is also a part of the Char Dham Yatra, which is a pilgrimage circuit that includes the four holy shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.* *Apart from its religious significance, Kedarnath also offers breathtaking views of the surrounding** mountains, glaciers, and valleys, making it a popular destination for adventure enthusiasts and nature lovers.* *Q3 What did Jaya and Vijaya, the two gatekeepers of Lord Vishnu, do that they got cursed to take birth as demons?* *A3 Satyarth Nayak,Screenwriter at Mythoverse (2022–present)2h* *They disrespected the four sons of Lord Brahma.** When Brahma began creation, the first to emerge from his mind were four boys, the first sons of Brahma. Having emerged from his mind, they were called Manasputras and being four in number, they were called Chatursana. * *Brahma wanted them to procreate and populate the earth but they chose the spiritual path and were blessed to forever remain in their child-like state. Hence, when they approached Vaikuntha to pay their respects to Lord Vishnu, the gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya barred them. * *Unable to comprehend the true nature of these four boys they refused them entry into Vaikuntha and were hence cursed.* *Q4 What are some of the most mind-blowing facts?* *A4 Priyanka Shrivastava, Project Manager at Quatrro (2015–present)Updated 5y* *The “World War 1” ended at 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918* *Iceland is the only country without mosquitoes, snakes or other reptiles.* *Iceland has one of the largest gun ownership rates in the world and lowest crime rates as well.* *Researchers testing insects repellents used** Victoria Secret’s Bombshell perfume as a standard and accidentally discovered that it repels mosquitoes better than any repellents in the market.* *Bruce Lee was so fast, they actually had to run his films slower so that you can see his moves.* *A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as 1.8 miles (3 km) away.* *The first colgate toothpaste – Colgate’s Antiseptic dental powder.* *The world’s deepest, darkest, oldest and quietest model room is 220 feet underground, at Grand Canyon Caverns, in a 65 million-year-old cave.* *This is how baby elephants drink water. They don’t know how to use their trunks to drink until they are nine months.* *Harry Potter was first rejected by 12 different book publishers.* *Germany’s passport is the world’s most powerful. It grants visa-free access to 158 countries out of 218.* *The first Apple computer – Apple I* *The Lamborghini Gallardo is capable of going from 0-45 mph in 2.8 seconds. A cheetah can do it in 2 seconds flat.Alexander the Great, Napolean, Mussollini and Hitler, all suffered from ailurophobia, the fear of cats.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iyer123" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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