Rock Garden

Located in sector 1 of the beautiful city Chandigarh, The Rock Garden is a massive open-air exhibition hall that displays sculptures made from urban and industrial wastes that have been designed and executed by Nek Chand, a former Road Inspector in Chandigarh. It is located between the famous Sukhna Lake and the Capitol Building and is a spectacle that is must-visit! Also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden, this massive 40-acre garden is a colourful mosaic of art pieces and sculptures. The Rock garden was built in the year 1957 by officer Nek Chand single-handedly in his spare time and has become a long-standing symbol of imagination and novelty in the city. Having a total of about 5,000 statues within its bounds, the Rock Garden in Chandigarh is a true example of 'Best From Waste'.
The exhibition area of Rock Garden is divided into three different phases that have different types of installations and embellishments in them. Each phase deals with a different type of installations and walking through them is a true delight. From terracotta pots, light fixtures, and even broken toilet pots, the creator - Mr. Nek Chand has truly redefined art and craft!

मृतक र संक्रमित दुवैको संख्या बढ्दैछ, सावधानी अपनाऔंः स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालय

काठमाडौं । स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालयले कोरोना भाइरस संक्रमणबाट मृतकको संख्या र संक्रमितको संख्या दुुवै बढ्दै गएको भन्दै सावधानी अपनाउन सवैलाई आग्रह गरेको छ ।

स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालयका प्रवक्ता डा. विकास देवकोटाले पछिल्लो अपडेटबारे जानकारी गराउदै मृतकको संख्या ५ पुगेको र संक्रमितको संख्या एकहजार ४२ पुगेको जानकारी दिए । उनका अनुसार पछिल्लो २४ घण्टामा १५६ संक्रमित थपिएका छन् । हालसम्म ५१ जिल्लामा संक्रमण फैलिसकेको छ ।
पछिल्लो पटक कोरोना संक्रमणबाट ललितपुर बुंगमतिका ५६ बर्षिय पूरुषको जेठ १४ गते मृत्यु भएको थियो । मन्त्रालयले यस विषम परिस्थितिमा थप सजगता र आफ्ना कार्यहरु गतिशिल बनाउनुपर्ने भएकाले सवैलाई सहयोग गर्न आह्वान गरेको छ । मन्त्रालयले अझै चुनौती बेहोर्नुपर्ने भएकाले विशेषगरी दीर्घरोगीहरु लगायतलाई आ–आफ्नो स्थानबाट सहयोग गर्न अनुरोध गरेको छ ।

Supadeurali Temple

Supa Derail Temple (Supa Deural Mandir) is a Hindu temple dedicated to devi which is situated in the town of arghakhanchi district, sandhikharka municipality in province no.5,Nepal.It is  one of the famous pilgrimage site of western Nepal  surrounded by magnificent hills. This place is worth visit for pilgrimage purpose as well as sightseeing a panoramic view.

Supa Deurali is connected with a myth story of a Lahure “the soldier in Indian army”. It is believed that when he was going to India he worship in the temple and vowed to the deity that if he return safely he will offer golden chain to the temple. He was successful in his mission but while returning back home he ignore and pass the way secretly. The miraculous power of Supadeurali brought him in temple and set the Lahure affixed at the middle of rock to be statue. The statue of lahura can still be visible in the rock near temple. The importance of the significance of the devotees that can be seen here is increasing every day.
The deity has not only fulfilled the wish of many devotees but also it has been a boon for many children who are receiving education as the blessing of the deity.

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Computer Graphic Design

 Computer graphics is one of the most interesting, exciting and rapidly growing field of computer science. Today computer graphics has become a common element in user interfaces, motion pictures, datavisualization,and commercials. Hardware devices and algorithms have been developed for improving the effects, realism, and speed of picture generation and incorporate more physics principles into three dimensional graphics algorithms to better simulate the complex interactions between objects and environment. Computer graphics is a field related to the generation of graphics using computer including the creation, storage, and manipulation of image of objects. These objects come from diverse fields such as physical, mathematical engineering, architectural, abstract structures and natural phenomenon. Computer graphics refers to different things in different context, pictures, scenes that are generated by a computer, tools used to make such pictures, software, hardware and I/O devices, and the whole field of study that involves these tools and the pictures they produce. 

तरकारी बारीमा ट्याक्टर जोताई (Tractor plowing in vegetable garden)

चितवन । तरकारीले बजार नपाएपछि पूर्वी चितवनका तरकारी किसानले तरकारीसहित खेत जोत्न सुरु गरेका छन् । खैरहनी नगरपालिका १ वहेराका किसान बासुदेव सापकोटाले १२ वर्षपछि तरकारी खेतीमा ट्याक्टर लगाएर जोताउन बाध्य भएको बताए । (Chitwan. Vegetable farmers of East Chitwan have started cultivating vegetables with vegetables as there is no market for them. Basudev Sapkota, a farmer of Khairhani Municipality-1, Wahera, said that he was forced to plow vegetables with a tractor after 12 years.)

History of Chandigarh

History

With the partition of India in 1947, the old British province of Punjab was divided into two parts. The larger western part, including the Punjabi capital of Lahore, went to Pakistan. The eastern part was granted to India, but it was without an administrative, commercial, or cultural centre. Consequently, plans to find a suitable site for the capital of the new Indian Punjab were undertaken soon after partition. The Indian government considered several options—including Amritsar, Jalandhar (Jullundur), Phillaur, Ludhiana, Shimla (Simla), Ambala, and Karnal—and selected the present site of Chandigarh in 1948. It was hoped that a magnificent new state capital, scenically located at the foot of the Himalayas, would become a symbol of modernity, would heal the wounded pride of Indian Punjabis, and would house thousands of mostly Hindu and Sikh refugees who had fled from Muslim-dominated Pakistan.

The city was planned by the Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, assisted by Maxwell Fry, Jane Drew, and several Indian architects and town planners. Construction began in the early 1950s, and most of the city was completed in the early 1960s. The project ultimately required the relocation of some 21,000 people from 58 villages.

garden of chandigarh

 Chandigarh, the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, was designed by the Swiss-French modernist architect, Le Corbusier. His buildings include the Capitol Complex with its High Court, Secretariat and Legislative Assembly, as well as the giant Open Hand Monument. The nearby Rock Garden is a park featuring sculptures made of stones, recycled ceramics and industrial relics.

Pokhara is a beauty city

Pokhara is a city on Phewa Lake, in central Nepal. It’s known as a gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular trail in the Himalayas. Tal Barahi Temple, a 2-story pagoda, sits on an island in the lake. On the eastern shore, the Lakeside district has yoga centers and restaurants. In the city’s south, the International Mountain Museum has exhibits on the history of mountaineering and the people of the Himalayas.

Tourism and economy

After the occupation of Tibet by China in 1950 and the Indo-China war in 1962, the old trading route to India from Tibet through Pokhara became defunct. Today only a few caravans from Mustang arrive in Bagar.
In recent decades, Pokhara has become a major tourist destination: it is considered the tourism capital of Nepal[6] in South Asia, mainly for adventure tourism and the base for the famous Annapurna Circuit trek. Thus, a major contribution to the local economy comes from the tourism and hospitalities industry. Tourism is a major source of income for local people and the city.[48] There are two 5-star hotels and approximately 305 other hotels that includes five 3-star, fifteen 2-star and non-star hotels in the city.
Many medieval era temples (Barahi temple, Bindhyabasini, Bhadrakali, Talbarahi, Guheshwari, Sitaldevi, Gita mandir temple, Bhimsen temple) and old Newari houses are part of the city (Bagar, Bindhyabasini, Bhadrakali, Bhairab Tol, etc.). The modern commercial city centres are at Chipledhunga, New Road, Prithvi Chok and Mahendrapul (recently renamed as Bhimsen Chok).

 

Tour of Dang Valley of nepal

Dang District is located in Inner Terai in Province No. 5 in midwestern Nepal. The district, with Ghorahi as its headquarters, covers 2,955 km² and has a population (2011) of 548,141. Tulsipur, the second biggest city of Dang, is a transportation hub. There are numerous temples and gumbas in Dang Deukhuri district.[further explanation needed] Ghorahi is a proposed capital of Rapti Lumbini Province (Province 5) based on the Constitution of Nepal 2015. This district consists of the larger easterly and upstream portions of the parallel Inner Terai valleys of Dang and Deukhuri, plus enclosing ranges of hills and mountains. Downstream, both valleys cross into Banke District.

To the south, the district borders Uttar Pradesh, a state in India, Nepal's neighboring country—specifically the Balarampur and Shravasti districts of Awadh. Because the international border follows the southern edge of the outermost Siwalik foothills called the Dudhwa Range, there is no Outer Terai extending onto the main Ganges Plain inside this district. The permeable geology of the Siwaliks does not support moisture retention or soil development, so they are covered with unproductive scrub forest.

The Dudhwas rise steeply to a crest at about 700 meters, then slope more gradually into the Deukhuri Valley, down to 250 meters elevation at the Rapti River. The Dudhwas extend more than 100 km, causing the Rapti to detour west around them before turning southeast down the main trend of the plains into India. Deukhuri's climate is nearly tropical and it is well watered by the river, as well as possessing abundant groundwater.

North of Deukhuri Valley, the Dang Range rises as high as 1,000 meters with passes at about 700 meters. The Dang Valley lies north of these hills, drained by the Babai River tributary to the Ghaghara (Karnali). Valley elevations range from 600 meters along the Babai with alluvial slopes gradually rising northward to 700 meters along the base of the Mahabharat Range. The district then extends upslope to the crest of the Mahabharats at 1,500 to 1,700 meters elevation. The bordering districts to the north are Pyuthan, Rolpa, and Salyan.

Tour to Indrathan of nepal

I personally think that it is always a good idea to escape out of this monotonous lifestyle sometimes and i was desperately seeking for involvement in some recreational activities as I was getting so dumb and dull. And I am happy for something that happened as per my wish last Saturday. I got an invitation to participate in hiking program from one of my friends at YL. Hiking destined for Indrathan, which is located at high altitude of hill located at North-West of the main city of Kathmandu. I was excited as it was new place for me and first hiking. I was excited and my excitement didnt turn into disappointment. I made it.
Our hiking started from Kaharey. It was fun and pleasant feeling to walk along the steep path taking us to our destination. After the hike of about one and half hour we were able to reach at Indrathan, our destination. We were exhausted but beautiful sceneries, light breeze and calm ambience made us forget our tiredness. Getting to know some new friends and walking together , sharing each others experience was amazing experience in itself and we were not aware about the hike up to the top actually took that long time. A feeling of holiness and sacredness felt inner peace at second Manakamana temple at the top. All of these feeling was the real tonic , which made everyone of us cheered. Meanwhile, it was the prideful moment for me to get to know about the triumph and the place of cemetery of one of the legend from our glorious history, Sir Kalu Pandey. I didnt know before that his cemetery belonged there.

During the descent I got to enjoy interesting games introduced the leader of the entire event. The game was informative and entertaining as well. But way down the place called Switzerland Dada was really in bad condition. The vision used to be foggy with dust with movement of vehicles. But sooner there was another beautiful Monastry at Naikap dada. The monastry has beautifully architecture with peaceful and beautiful surrounding adding to its enthralling beauty and finally me and the group reached down the bus stop towards the evening, which was the end of the event for the day.

chandragiri hills of nepal

Chandragiri Hill ( Nepali: चन्द्रागिरी ) is seven kilometres from Thankot, and lies on the south-west side of Kathmandu Valley which is 2551 metres above sea level. The hill provides panoramic views of Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayan ranges from Annapurna to Everest.

 

 

A Ceremony of Lakh Batti (100,000 Lights)

If things are going wrong or the way you don’t want them to, and you would rather have them take a different course, don’t be upset. You can change the course of happenings through divine intervention, say experts in Hinduism. So when Prema, a Hindu by birth and an ardent practitioner of rituals, was advised by her astrologer to perform a lakh batti  (literally means 100,000 lights) rite for a better future for her son and daughter-in-law in Australia, she obliged. She had little doubt that the rite would immensely benefit her migrating children in their quest to survive and struggle in an unfamiliar land just wants to ensure that things are easier for them there, and that they achieve success in whatever they do.

“That you came here to interview me is kamya karma; you interview people everyday as a part of your job is nitya karma; and you do it hoping to become an editor someday is nimitta karma,” he says, almost clearing my confusion. His second attempt snuffs out all the doubts. “Any work you do is kamya karma, if you do the same work everyday it becomes nitya karma and if you do it seeking something, it is nimitta karma.”

For the rite becomes a nimitta karma, as she seeks well-being and progress of her son and daughter-in-law; but to happen, as  a said, things will have to be done following guidelines in the scriptures. 
So, what is right way of performing the rite?

A night before the rite the battis are soaked in ghee or oil extracted from til (sesame) or mustard seed in an earthen pot. “These days people prefer sunflower oil over ghee, sesame or mustard oil,”  “When I tell them only any of the three kinds of oils mentioned in scriptures are acceptable, they tell me instead that sunflower oil is refined and therefore purer than the other oils.”

“If they do not follow, I quit,” would think otherwise—that she didn’t ask him to conduct the rite, because she, too, had soaked the battis in sunflower oil! The battis, wringed strand by strand out of small blobs of cotton, are about three inches in length. Women used to make the battis at their homes; but these days, battis are easily available in market. Since everything had to be done immediately after her son was granted a visa to live and work in Australia.
The following day a priest, qualified in Karmakanda (the science of rituals) is called in to conduct the puja (religious rite). “These days, hosts do not care to verify the antecedents of their priests. The Hindu religious science has different branches, and Karmakanda is one of them,” says Rijal. If you don’t engage an expert to carry out the rite, the whole thing makes no sense. “It is just like getting a heart patient operated by an orthopedic surgeon. Chances are that you will end up inviting more problems, instead of solving them,” he says.

Once the ritual is over, the lights are kindled. As the battis are lighted, the hosts and their family and relatives crowd around the earthen pot, throw their hands closer to the flame and roll back to place over their closed eyes.

Thirteen Brahmans, including one vijnya (expert), should be fed at the end of the ritual. Relatives of the hosts who are invited to share the blessings, also join in the feasts later on.

The best months to perform lakh batti rites are Kartik, Magh and Baisakh of the Nepali
calendar. “Lakh batti performed during Kartik is 1000 percent more fruitful than other months. In Magh it yields 100 percent better results than in Kartik. Baisakh, however, is the most suitable month for a lakh batti rite as it produces best results—1000 percent more than Magh,”
“Lakh batti can cure problems related to eyes, even blindness,” says. “While performing the rite we alight 100,000 battis. Logically, therefore, it heals all health problems that are in some ways related to body temperature. Almost every function of the body generally depends on temperature, therefore, the rite has overall benefits,” he says. Every matter has its dharma (essential character). Water quenches thirst, air carries oxygen, likewise, the dharma of fire is to aid in vision and anything that requires heat, he says.

Like most other ancient traditions, it is difficult to ascertain when or who started the lakh batti rite. Legend has it that Laxmana, an upper caste female, marries a lower caste male called Bhujanga soon after her husband dies. Poor and deeply aggrieved, she does so as she needs someone’s support to survive. Laxmana, however, feels guilt ridden for not keeping her widow’s chastity. One day she meets a hermit called Yajaka and asks ways to atone her transgression. The hermit tells her to perform a lakh barti (batti in Sanskrit) rite that cleanses all karmic doshas (blemishes) and opens doors of good fortune.

The scripture does mention that Laxmana and Bhujanga enjoyed great fortune and led happy life afterwards. If that is what you want, go for a lakh batti rite.

दुई बूढी आमाहरु को गहिरो कथा (The deep story of two old mothers)

यी दुई आमाहरु सुखदुःख को बारेमा आ आफ्ना भलाकुसारी गर्दै आ आफ्नो गहिरो कथा सम्बन्धी गफ गर्दै हुनुहुन्छ, साथै गफ गरेको केहि महीना मा १ जना आमा चाहि बितिसक्नु भयो।  अहिलेको २१ औ सताब्दीमा सबै जना आ आफ्नो काममा बयस्त हुँदा यी आमाहरु लाई आ आफ्ना भलाकुसारी गर्न फुर्सद भयो र यसरी बसेर गफ गर्नु भयको थियो । (These two mothers are talking about their joys and sorrows and talking about their deep story, and within a few months of talking, only one mother has passed away. In today's 21st century, when everyone is busy with their work, these mothers have a chance to do their best and it was scary to sit and talk like this.)

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Sanjeevani plant search in himalaya

When Lakshmana fell unconscious, near death, hit by an arrow from Ravana’s son Meghnad, Hanuman approached the Lankan Royal Physician Sushena for advice.

Sushena asked Hanuman to rush to Dronagiri Hills and fetch four plants: Mruthasanjeevani (restorer of life), Vishalyakarani (remover of arrows), Sandhanakarani (restorer of the skin) and Savarnyakarani (restorer of skin colour) (Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, 74th chapter, Yuddakanda, Slokas 29-34).

Hanuman, not able to pick the four from the multitude, brought back the entire hill. And Lakshmana was revived from near death back to life, and to victory.

The important one

Of the 4 plants, Mruthsanjeevani or simply Sanjeevani is the most important since it is believed to bring one from near death back to life. What then is this plant, where does it occur, and does it do what the Ramayana describes?

Though many botanists and Ayurvedic physicians have suggested candidate plants, there has been no systematic approach or unanimity. We now seem to have zoned in on one of two plants, thanks to a focused approach taken by Drs. K. N. Ganeshaiah, R. Vasudeva and R. Uma Shaanker of the University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore and College of Forestry, Sirsi.I strongly recommend the reader to read this scholarly and eminently readable paper in the 25 August 2009 issue of Current Science (downloadable free on the net). What strikes us as we read the paper is the sharp, clinical logic behind the search. First, they say that before we eliminate it to be a purely imaginary plant that Valmiki wrote about with poetic flourish, let us ask what all qualities such a plant should have.

Nepali Organic Gundruk

Organic Gundruk

Gundruk is particularly popular among Nepali community and the production is carried out at the household level. Gundruk is obtained by fermenting and drying leafy vegetables such as Rayo sag (Brasicca rapa spp.campestris variety cuneifolia), Toriko Sag (leaves of mustard), Mulako Sag (radish leaf) and Banda kopi (cauliflower) to produce a sour brownish black product.

It is served as a side dish with the main meal and is also used as an appetiser and can be made into a soup. Gundruk is an important source of minerals particularly during the off-season in rural areas when the diet consists of mostly starchy tubers and maize which tend to be low in minerals.

Raw material preparation

In the months of October and November, during the harvest of the first broad mustard, radish, spinach and cauliflower leaves, large quantities of leaves accumulate – much more than can be consumed fresh.

Processing

These leaves are allowed to wilt for one or two days and then shredded with a knife or sickle. The shredded leaves are tightly packed in an earthenware pot and warm water at about 30° is added to cover all the leaves. The pot is then kept in a warm place. After five to seven days, a mild acidic taste indicates the end of fermentation and the gundruk is removed and dried, traditionally by the sun. The ambient temperature at the time of fermentation should be about 18°C.

Pediococcus and Lactobacillus species are the predominant micro-organisms during gundruk fermentation. During fermentation, the pH drops slowly to a final value of 4.0 and the amount of acid (as lactic) increases to about 1% on the sixth day. It has been found that a disadvantage with the traditional process of gundruk fermentation is the loss of 90% of the carotenoids, which help to produce vitamin A, probably during sun-drying. Improved methods of drying might reduce the vitamin loss. Once processed, the dried gundruk can be kept in airtight containers for several months.

Preparation

Gundruk ko jhol (soup)
Serves 6 to 8

Gundruk/Sinki 50 g
Onion 1 chopped
Tomato 1 chopped
Dry red chili 2 pods
Turmeric powder 1/2 Tablespoon
Salt 1 Teaspoon

Method: Soak Gundruk/Sinki in water for 10 min. Heat oil and fry chopped onions, tomatoes, chilies. Drain up soaked Gundruk/Sinki and fry, add turmeric powder and salt, and put 2 cups of water. Boil for 10 min, and serve hot with cooked rice.

Gundruk ko achar (pickle)

Serves 6

Gundruk 50 g
Onion 1 chopped
Green chilies 3 chopped
Oil 1 Tablespoon
Salt 1 Teaspoon
Method: Mix all ingredients, and serve as achar (pickle) along with cooked rice

Golden Yarsagumba

In Nepal, caravans of people can be seen climbing higher up the snow-capped Himalayas, carrying blankets, tents and cooking materials. Schools are closed and entire villages are emptied, aside from the elderly and the sick who cannot handle the harsh, steep and long trek thousands of meters above sea level. When the annual yarsagumba harvesting season hits, all available hands and eyes become engaged in the lucrative hunt.

Yarsagumba is a unique caterpillar-fungus fusion that occurs when parasitic mushroom spores (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) infect and mummify a ghost moth larva living in the soil. A spindly fungus later sprouts from the dead caterpillar host’s head. Two to six centimeters long, the fungus shoots above the soil, acting as a tiny, finger-shaped flag for harvesters to find. This peculiar hybrid is the world’s most expensive biological resource. Yarsagumba thrives in the picturesque peaks of the Himalayas, at altitudes of between 3000 and 5000 meters, in Nepal, India and Bhutan, and also on the “roof of the world” — the Tibetan Plateau. In Tibet, it’s called “Yartsa gunbu,” which translates to “summer grass winter worm.”

Valuable Rudraksha

Rudraksha is one of the most valuable NTFP found in Nepal that has been used since time immemorial. In Nepal it is found in places as Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha, Udayapur, Kathmandu, Sunsari etc. The tree is a perennial that grows throughout the year. The main trunk of the Rudraksha tree is cylindrical with a greyish white and rough textured bark. In nature, leafy crown of a Rudraksha tree takes a pyramidal shape. The leaves of Rudraksha tree are shinning green on the upper side with a dull leathery dorsal side. Rudraksha flowers are white with fringed petals and they appear in April-May. Rudraksha fruits appear in June and ripen by August - October. They are globular in shape with a fleshy exterior. The bead present inside is hard and tubercle. The Rudraksha fruit is blue in color but turns black when dried. The central hard Rudraksha uni-seed may have 1 to 21 faces. Rudraksha seeds are covered by an outer shell of blue color when fully ripe, and for this reason they are also known as blueberry beads. 

Moment of a force

The turning effect of a force in a body is called moment of force (or torque). Force also produces rotational motion.The perpendicular distance of line of force from axis of rotation is called moment arm.The product of force and moment arm is called moment of force or torque. It is a vector quantity.The direction of torque is determined by the right hand rule.