Credibly Incredible India: Explore unexplored

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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.

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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 its time to think again. India is so vast and diverse that one life isnt enough to see and understand it completely.

    It is an unsolved mystery that needs to solve yet. Like terrain, peoples 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 Indias 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 worlds 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

    Elds 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 dont 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 twins 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 twins birth in this village, it has 6 time higher twin birth rate then the rest

    of the world which is a huge difference.