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. Traveling 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 Himachal


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.

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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.

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.

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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 in Maharashtra


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.

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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.

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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

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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 in Uttarakhand


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.

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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 in Manipur


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.

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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 Assam


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.

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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 in Lucknow


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.

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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-udDaula 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.

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