Thursday, May 24, 2012

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