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The science behind Shiva Lingam - Secrets of Brihadeeswarar Temple

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The science behind Shiva Lingam - Secrets of Brihadeeswarar Temple  The mesmerizing beauty of Tanjore Big temple makes both our mouth and mind wide open. Brihadeeswarar temple built by King Raja Raja Chola has astonished all of us British rulers of those days to researchers these days are puzzled by its architecture. Apart from all these wonders, the only question which arises after visiting the Great Brihadeeswarar temple is "Why did King Raja Raja Chola build this temple? " Though there are so many existing answers to this question. An archeology crew puts an unexpected astonishing answer before all. They state that the Big temple was built to protect people from floods and other natural disasters. Yes, you heard it right. Once in Chola kingdom a flood thrice powerful as the 2015 Chennai floods occurred and destroyed the entire dynasty. The tremendous loss of life and wealth made the future of the kingdom at stake, devastating the king. The people who survived the floods we

Proof for Alien existence - Paintings in Charama

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Do aliens exist?? Though researchers work so hard to find the answer to this question, it always ends up in vain. We couldn't even find a single piece of evidence that proves alien existence. But astonishingly a 10,000-year-old painting in the caves of Charama depicts aliens.  A 10,000-year-old painting was found in the Charama region of Chhattisgarh India. It was found out by an archaeologist JR Bhagat. He found this in the caves of Charama. The paintings of the caves depict aliens, humanoids, UFOs, etc. The archeology department of Chattisgarh confirms it to be a 10,000 old painting.  This painting now drives the attention of researchers worldwide. Many post various thoughts over these findings. Some say this would be painted by aliens themselves, some say that this must be painted by humans who were in contact with aliens, some say that this must be the painting of ancient humans, some say this may also be the depictions of dragons or animals mentioned in ancient Indian scriptur

Science behind Ganesh Chaturthi - Why do we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

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After the Ganesh Chathurthi celebration, we dissolve Lord Ganesha's statue in water bodies. And this practice has a scientific significance. Let us see about this in detail. Ganesh Chaturthi is a grand festival celebrated in all parts of India. During this festival, we buy lord Ganesha's statue, worship him and then dissolve him in the water bodies. Commonly Ganesh Chathurthi falls by August and September. This is the pre-monsoon period. Monsoon starts in October.  Monsoon season puts forth a high risk of waterborne disease spread. To prevent this our ancestors used 21 herbs to worship lord Ganesha and then dissolved lord Ganesha's statues together with all those 21 herbs.  These 21 herbs have high antimicrobial properties and other relative properties which help in preventing waterborne disease spread from our nearby water bodies. This plays a major role in disease control.  And the other scientific reason is Lord Ganesha's statue those days were done with Clay sand. G

Science behind Menstrual Practises in India

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In India, if you hear the word Menstruation the word Taboo follows up. So we'll see in detail the science behind the practices followed during menstruation.  This post does not aim to hurt any individual's feelings and emotions. It is posted only after performing valid studies. Menstruation is a common process that happens in women every 28 days. But then we frame many rules and regulations for girls during this time. But actually, this isn't rules and regulations but due to cultural changes, it has been transformed to such. These practices have been created by our ancestors for some reasonable cause. But as time passes these practices have been completely changed.  In ancient times, during periods the girl is said to stay in a separate room. That girl will not be allowed to go to the kitchen or pooja room i.e. praying room and she is restricted to move out of her house. Her only duty for these 3 days is just taking rest. She must not do any work, she is allowed to perform

Science behind Aadi Month!!

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The science behind Aadi month Aadi is the month that falls between July and August. The month of aadi is popularly known for decorating houses with neem, turmeric, and specially prepared porridge called koozh from finger millet and Kodo millet. The reason for this is to make up our body for the upcoming seasonal change. Aadi month signifies the seasonal shift from summer to winter which makes a suitable situation for the outbreak and spread of various seasonal diseases and also results in heat-related illness.  Aadi month also signifies the initiation reproductive cycle of flies and mosquitoes, which results in an increased population of those insects. These insects spread diseases like cholera, dengue, malaria, chikungunya, etc., To prevent this we are using neem and turmeric in and around our house as antimicrobial. And we also intake neem in some instances which plays a major role in preventing ourselves from diseases. And the next is porridge from finger millet and Kodo millet .

Science behind feeding Crows first - Do crows detect poison?!

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No moon day has the significance of serving foods to crows before we would eat. But why specifically crow??? Let us see the scientific reason behind this practice. Crow is a well-known bird found near our locality. People say that crows are considered our ancestors. So feeding them with food firstly sounds weird. Well scientifically speaking, the crow is one of the cleverest birds in the world. The brain size of the crow is larger than other birds compared to its body size. Crows can even memorize human faces, things, they can learn lessons, and lots more. And crows have the highest sensing ability. So the main reason for feeding the crows food initially is their sensing ability. Crows could sense poison or toxic substances present in food. They can detect the presence of poison in any food served. It can sense the presence of poison or toxins in food. Mixing poison in foods and serving that to people was a common method used in ancient times to kill people. Especially, kings, kingsmen