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Dance or Religion ?

FLAMENCO

Flamenco is a genuine Spanish art, and to be more exact a genuine Southern Spanish (Andalusian) art.
It exists in three forms: Cante, the song, Baile, the dance, and Guitarra, guitar playing. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpQho_e553Q

SALSA

Salsa is a dance form with origins from the Cuban Son (circa 1920s) and Afro-Cuban dance. 
Festivals are held annually, often called a Salsa Congress, in various host cities aimed to attract variety of salsa dancers from other cities and countries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0z6gXWiWxI

IRISH TAP DANCE

A large bucket of ice for sore legs after every show. 
Every dancer soaks his or her legs in ice when they get off-stage – an essential practice among the dancers of the Riverdance company. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B718RsboGEI

WHAT R DESE ?

All are cakes.

 

THEREMIN - MUSIC IN AIR

Form                          : An early musical instrument.

Inventor                 : Léon Theremin

Developed in        : 1919

Location                 : RUSSIA

USP                            : 

• An early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player.
• The controlling section usually consists of two metal antennas which sense the position of the player's hands and control oscillators for frequency with one hand, and amplitude (volume) with the other, so it can be played without being touched. The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.

 

GOLCONDA ACOUSTICS

Concept      :  Acoustic System during Medieval ages.

Location     :  Golconda Fort , Golconda , INDIA

USP               :

• At the entrance to the Golconda Fort is this 14th Century dome engineered to acoustic perfection.
• A hand clap while standing right below the center of the dome  reverberates and can be heard at the highest point of the fort almost a kilometre away, this worked as a warning system.

CULLINAN

Form                        : Diamond

Location                : British Crown Jewels , UK ( Previously owned by Premier Mining Co. , SOUTH AFRICA)

USP                           : 

• Largest uncut diamond ever found.
• The largest among the nine Cullinan pieces is 3,106.75 carats and has an estimated cost of around 400 million $ , the most expensive of all.

CAPABLANCA CHESS

Form                           : A Chess Variant that originated in 1920s

Founder                   : José Raúl Capablanca

USP :

• Consists of a Chancellor and an Archbishop , additive of other common pieces.

 

• The chancellor combines powers of a rook and a knight.
• The archbishop combines powers of a bishop and a knight.

PUFFER FISH

Form          :  Marine fish.

Found       :  Mostly in THAILAND and Florida , USA

USP             : 

• Second most poisonous vertebrate on earth , after golden frog.
• Inflates itself as shown in the picture when faced with threat.
• It is a Japanese food recipe.

GUATEMALA SINKHOLE

Form                                      : A natural sinkhole

Reason of Formation   : Torrential rains from Tropical Storm Agatha.

Location                               : Guatemala City , GUATEMALA

USP                                          :

• Consumed a 3 Storey Building when it was formed in May 2010.
• It is 30 Storey building deep.

SUN CITY

Concept    : Circular Housing

Location  :  Sun City , Arizona , USA

USP            :   

• Residential and recreational.

RIO TINTO

Form               : Red river

Location        : Andalusia , Spain

USP                  : 

• Highly acidic having a pH of 2.
• Red coloured due to dissolved iron oxides.

EDIBLE COOK-BOOK

Concept     :  The world’s first edible cookbook which you can read, cook and also eat.
Made By     :   Korefe Design Studio , GERMANY.
USP             : 

• On each page of this edible book, the directions to make lasagna are written; the only difference lies in the fact, that this book is the most important ingredient of the dish. 
• The directions are put on sheets made of fresh pasta, which are brought together in the shape of a cookbook.

Reference :  http://www.ecofriend.com/worlds-cookbook-eat.html

RAI STONES

Concept       :  The Biggest - sized currency in the world.
Location      : Yap Island , MICRONESIA , PACIFIC
Features      :  One Stone at the back of the picture represents one unit of the currency.

MOTI MAHAL DELUX

Famous for          :  Founders of Tandoori Chicken
Location               :  First outlet in Peshawar (1947) , Headquarters at Delhi
USP                         :

• Kundan Lal Gujral and Kundan Lal Jaggi pioneered the way to cook chicken in a 'Tandoor' or brick ovens.
• British counterpart of this starter got converted to Chicken Tikka Masala.

RAT TEMPLE

Transliteration      : Karni Mata ( Durga) Temple
Location                   : Bikaner , INDIA
Built in                      : 15th Century
Built by                     : Rajputs
USP                             :

• The temple is famous for its rats, which are treated as sacred and given protection in the temple
• If one of the rats is killed, it must be replaced with one made of solid gold.
• Sighting a white rat amidst hordes of black rats is considered especially auspicious.

LAC ROSE

Form           :  A Pink-coloured Lake
Location    : SENEGAL
USP              : 

• Pink coloured due to caretenoid producing algae.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Location    : Capital of SULTANATE OF BRUNEI
Built            : 8th Century
USP              : 

• City with highest per capita income
• Lavish royalty and high standard of living
• Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque

FALKIRK WHEEL

 

Concept              : Rotating boat lift merging two canals at an elevation difference

Location             : Falkirk , SCOTLAND

Built                     : 2002

Architect            : Tony Kettle and Binnie Black

USP :

• Connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal
• Completely mechanized system of marine vehicle transport using gear systems.

KAILASH TEMPLE

Concept          : Single Rock-Cut Temple

Location         : Ellora Caves , INDIA

Built in            : 8th Century

Built By           : Krishna I

USP                   : 

• vertical excavation—carvers started at the top of the original rock, and excavated downward, exhuming the temple out of the existing rock.
• UNESCO WOrld Heritage Site.

Dynasty           : Rashtrakutas

GOLDEN TEMPLE

Transliteration         : Harmandir Sahib -- The Abode of God
Concept                         : Holy Shrine of Sikhs
Location                       : Amritsar , INDIA
Built By                         : Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan Dev
Built in                          : 1604
USP                                  : 

• Exclusive gold work
• Site of Operation Black Thunder