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Yoga

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Hey guys!!! Here we meet again...this time to commemorate yoga day...I thought I will throw some light on yoga and some interesting facts on it. Hope you all have fun reading them. Introduction The origin of yoga dates back to 5000 years in northern India. It is mentioned in the Vedic texts and was practiced by the sages. Yoga is usually practiced for peace of mind and also for a stable health. The word yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Yuji' which means union.  Doing yoga relieves stress, depression and gives mental stability. Facts on yoga Yoga is considered to be one of the most successful products of globalization . Yoga practitioners used to use mats made up of animal skin and grass. There are more than 300 yoga asanas (postures). It is said the lord Shiva knew more than 8,400,000 asanas. The Guinness Book of Records currently states that 85 year old Bette Callan from Australia as the world's oldest yoga teacher. Now a days yoga is one of the most practiced spor...

Emoticons

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Hey guys!!😃😃 Here we meet once again in another interesting topic of which quiet sure that you all will surely enjoy.... Yeah...and my main point of interest in this post is all about EMOTICONS!!! Now.....how many of you have heard about emoticons...umm I am sure for some of you it might be foreign and well for some it might extremely common..... But for me it was fascinating when I first heard about it and thought that I will share my fascination with you all too... ;-) Now.....what was that.... At the end of the last paragraph...yep you guessed it right.. It is an emoticon. I am pretty much sure that all of you have heard of emojis.... Now emoticons are nothing but emojis types with the use of symbols on our keyboard... The word emoticon is the short form of Emotion-Icon. Here in the picture you see the difference between an emoji (the one the left) and an emoticon (the one on the right). Let's see a few more emoticons and their similar emojis.. This was...

Weird foods of India

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Hey Guys, Neha here...... in this post let's know some super weird foods that that makes you feel super queasy........... Let's know more about these amazing dishes 1. Doh Khlieh (Meghalaya)     Are pigs really that intelligent....... umm....... I don't think so. But this dish in Meghalaya is nothing but a salad consisting of the main ingredient pig's brain .....with some onions, beans...etc for garnishing. It is also one of the most favoured food by the people of Meghalaya. This dish is also eaten with bread in the form of a sandwich. Tasty isn't it...? 2. Red Ants Chutney or Chapda (Chattisgarh)    This spicy and hot dish is made up of one of the most common creepy crawlies........ Yes you have guessed it right it is made up of Red Ants and their larvae garnished with onions. One can find it in the local bazaars of Chattisgarh. This dish is sometimes also eaten raw. This Chutney is also extremely healthy with a high content of ...

Krishna's Butterball

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Hi guys...Neha here.. In this post we shall look into a bit of History. Let's know more about Krishna's Butterball in Mahabalipuram in Tamilnadu..... The rock that you see here is called as Krishna's Butterball located in Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu As a matter of fact all of you know that any rock that is located in a sloppy area is supposed to roll down due to the gravitational pull..... but this rock over here has stood in a sloppy area without the slightest movement for the past 1200 years withstanding various kinds of natural disasters. Krishna's Butterball This rock is located in  Mahabalipuram in the state of Tamilnadu. It is 6 meters high, 5 meters wide. It sits at an angle of 45 degree. Weighing around 250 tons it stands unmovable for over 1200 years . This rock is also called as Vaanirai Kal which in Tamil means The Stone of the Sky God . This place is also an UNESCO World Heritage Site . Why is it called as Krishna's Bu...

Crossbreeding

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Hi all ....Neha here.. In my blog you can get to know a whole lot of facts from various topics... Hope you all enjoy!!! In this blog I have thrown some light on the Crossbreeding of animals. Now what you see here is a  LIGER   - A crossbreed of a male lion and a female tiger. If you look closely you can see the features of both the animals. Now let's know more about  Crossbreeding... What is Crossbreeding? It is the mating of two animals within the  same species  but  different breeds  based on the number of chromosomes. Here is another example.... Now what you see here is a crossbreed called  Zenkey - A crossbreed of a  Donkey and a Zebra. We can see that its  legs are stripped like a Zebr a  while its  ears and face closely resemble a Donkey                                          ...