top 10 mysteries of india

1. The Veerabhadra temple is in Lepakshi in the Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Built in the 16th century,

There is an extremely massive Nandi (bull), mount of Shiva, about 200 metres (660 ft) away from the temple which is carved from a single block of stone, which is explained to be one of the greatest of its kind in the planet

2. Twin village in india

Baffled medical doctors are making an attempt to unravel the mystery of an Indian village boasting more than 220 sets of twins born to just two,000 households.

Experts who have visited the remote tropical village of Kodinhi, in Kerala, have been left scratching their heads above the phenomenon that has observed almost 6 instances as many twins born than the international common.

In 2008 alone 15 pairs of twins had been born in the village out of 300 healthier deliveries and this 12 months is anticipated to best that variety.

According to villagers, the twin phenomenon only started taking place three generations in the past. Dr Sribiju can barely have his pleasure discussing the possible scientific implications of the village.

'To the very best of my information this healthcare marvel started someplace among 60 to 70 years ago.

'Without access to detailed biochemical examination products I are not able to say for certain what the explanation for the twinning is, but I really feel that it is something to do with what the villagers eat and drink.

'If that is the situation then perhaps what ever is leading to this outstanding level of twinning can be bottled and provide aid for infertile couples.' Categorising the twin phenomenon as a naturally occurring anomaly, Dr Sribiju has ruled out genetic elements as the cause due to the localised nature of the village.

He also dismisses any suggestion that the unusual degree of twins could be triggered by an unknown pollutant pointing to the substantial amount of healthy twins born with no any deformities.

'There are plenty of causes for twins, but let me clarify the underlying uniqueness of Kodinhi,' stated Dr Sribiju, 40.

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The number of twins per thousand right here is around 45 per one,000 births.

'Indian, and by that I suggest Asian, folks on the sub-continent have the lowest acknowledged incidences of twinning in the world at about four per thousand.

'In addition, there is no IVF remedy right here because of the prohibitive expense. International rates of twins becoming born, specially in the western world, have improved since of artificial insemination.

'Also, twins are born usually to older, far more mature women. In Kodinhi that is not the case because marriage occurs considerably younger right here at close to 18-20 many years old and households start extremely soon soon after.

'Another factor that bucks the trend is that twins occur in ladies who are generally above 5ft 3in in height. The height of girls in Kodinhi is around 5ft on regular.'

The residents of Kodinhi, which is in the lush state of Kerala in the south of India, have even taken to calling their residence 'twin town' and have gone as far as to set up the Twins and Kin Association (TAKA).

Understandably for such a considerable minority in the local community we really feel that it is only wise to club together to make confident that there is a focal level for the twins of Kodinhi to come to.

'Twins are financially a strain and also they are medically complicated for mothers to bear.

'TAKA can educate and support the villagers since here we have so a lot of more twins than elsewhere.'

Counting far more than 220 pairs of twins ranging from 65 years to a single month as registered members - with one more thirty applications pending - TAKA's complete membership exceeds 600 when mothers and fathers are included.

'I began arranging for this association in July 2008 and formalised it in December of last 12 months,' explained Mr Bhaskaran.

'The twins of Kodinhi ought to be united so that they can discover out why they are right here.' However, for the twins of Kodinhi, life is lived with double takes and stares which ultimately turn out to be typical place.

'When I was at primary college I attended with close to 30-40 other twins,' said Anu Bhaskaran, 16, who is the son of TAKA's president.

'It feels specific to be element of something so exclusive, but the most satisfying point about currently being a twin is tricking your close friends and teachers,' said his brother Abhi.

With the vast majority of twins in Kodinhi being of the identical type and the truth that a big percentage are underneath the age of twenty, the potential for mischief is enormous.

'We usually locate the teachers combine us up,' mentioned five-yr-outdated Shahala, who attends the neighborhood principal school in Kodinhi.

'Sometimes when we are feeling naughty we try and swap courses to confuse people,' said sister Shahana.

3. The Royal Treasure of Jaigarh Fort

Jaigarh Fort (Rajasthani/Hind) is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amber Fort and the Maota Lake, near Amber in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The fort was created by Jai Singh II in 1726 to defend the Amber Fort and its palace complex and was named after him.

The fort, rugged and equivalent in structural style to the Amber Fort, is also identified as Victory Fort. It has a length of 3 kilometres (one.9 mi) along the north-south direction and a width of 1 kilometre (.62 mi). The fort functions a cannon named "Jaivana", which was manufactured in the fort precincts and was then the world's largest cannon on wheels. The palace complex (Laxmi Vilas, Lalit Mandir, Vilas Mandir and Aram Mandir) situated ), an armoury and a museum. Jaigarh Fort and Amber Fort are linked by subterranean passages and deemed as a single complicated

Home to the biggest cannon on wheels, the Jaivana, Jaigarh fort's historical past is filled with tales of intrigue and treasures. It is believed that although returning from a profitable campaign in Afghanistan, Man Singh, Akbar's defence minister, hid the spoils of war in Jaigarh Fort. In 1977, at the height of the Emergency in India, Jaigarh Fort identified itself in the spotlight once again when then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi launched a thorough search of the fort on a tip-off that the water tanks hid the Mughal treasure. Practically nothing was found but the incident obtained immense publicity, also finding mention in Maharani Gayatri Devi's guide.

4. The Magnetic Hill of Leh, Ladakh

Ladakh, the very word creates an image in our minds of a mysterious land and folks who have been there would agree that it certainly lives up to the

Centuries in the past Shah Jahan said that if there is a paradise on earth then it's in Kashmir. To that I say that he did not check out Ladakh or would certainly have transformed his view. Or perhaps he did and included Ladakh as nicely when he said the word Kashmir.

Out of the several enchanting spots in Ladakh, there is one particular that has mystified folks for extended and nevertheless continues to do so.

It is a small stretch of street located about thirty kms from Leh towards Kargil and recognized as Magnetic Hill of Ladakh.

On this certain part of the Srinagar-Leh highway, you would clearly see the street ahead going uphill. But if you turned off the engine and allow your vehicle stand in neutral, it will gradually start moving and can go up to a velocity of twenty kms per hour on its own. Mysterious? I agree.

What is believed to be at operate behind this mysterious phenomenon is a magnetic force so powerful that it can pull automobiles uphill.

It is in truth so notorious that even the aircrafts that fly above this region increase their altitude in purchase to keep away from magnetic interference.

Every tourist driver that passes by means of here would kill the engine to let the visitors expertise how the car still stored moving. Some people

are not mindful about Magnetic Hill and just pass by way of here but the ones who do know quit their autos to confirm whether or not what they heard was true or simply a produced-up tale.

As it generally transpires with all locations that have this kind of phenomenon connected to, some men and women believe it and some just waive it as just a story.

Some individuals blame the drivers for duping them stating that the vehicle was still in movement when he killed the engine so it was really clear that

it will continue to move. Some other men and women did not realize where this actual component of the street was consequently they stopped elsewhere and when their automobiles remained even now, they believed the story of Magnetic Hill to be a fake one particular. But let me clarify initial that it does work. If you are at the proper spot, which is in truth marked by a

BRO, your vehicle will start off to move really slowly even following you killed the engine. I was there on my Royal Enfield and on reaching here, I purchased

the velocity to bare minimum so I don't have to put my feet down and then turned off ignition yet the motorbike continued to move. We stopped

then waited for an automobile to arrive. The folks in the Safari brought it to a total halt but moments later their TATA Safari, a motor vehicle totally

loaded with luggage and passengers still gradually gained momentum, So yes it certainly functions but how and why is a various story altogether that

has nothing at all to do with a magnetic area and undoubtedly not supernatural stuff.

There are several such mistakenly characterized Gravity Hills all over the world. A number of roads that seem to be going uphill while the slant is actually downhill. There are rivers that appear to be defying gravity and flowing uphill which is again an optical illusion simply because the water is in truth flowing downhill. Tulsishyam in Gujarat, Electric Brae in Scotland and Gansu in China are just a few examples of this kind of places.

This very same concept applies to our Magnetic Hill in Ladakh. This is purely a normal optical impact brought on by the specific layout of hills that obstruct the horizon. That brief stretch of the street that seems to be uphill as a matter of fact is downhill and this is the explanation why automobiles slowly achieve momentum. The hills in front of your eyes at this stretch are naturally laid out in this kind of a manner that they will deceive your thoughts and lead it to feel that you are going up. Given that your eyes are not able to clearly see the horizon, there is no way for your thoughts to contradict.

So when you go to Leh, cease at Magnetic Hill and be amazed but not by the fact that your motor vehicle is moving on its personal but by how your mind is obtaining tricked into seeing some thing specifically opposite to how it truly is.

5. The malediction more than Kuldhara

Kuldhara: An Abandoned & Cursed Village of Rajasthan

Kuldhara story is a single of the weirdest and inspiring stories I've ever heard. About 15 Km. west of Jaisalmer a city in western Rajasthan lies the ruins of a village which was known as Kuldhara.

The very first sight of Kuldhara village, far more a town truly, sends one imagination working to the time it might have been inhabited. An effectively planned settlement,

the straight and wide streets ran in grids with homes opening into them. All style aspects kept both aesthetics and utility in mind.

A type of a garage opened into the streets to park carts in. Temples, stage wells and other structures had been all indications of sound growth in excess of the centuries.

Kuldhara was the title of the largest village in this neighborhood consisting of 84 villages.

The village was established in 1291 by the Paliwal Brahmins and was a rather prosperous community due to their ability to increase bumper crops in the rather arid desert.

Paliwal bhramins have been a very prosperous clan and have been known for their organization acumen and agricultural expertise.

But 1 night in 1825 all the folks in Kuldhara and close by 83 villages vanished in dark.

Why did the villagers decide to leave their settlement after obtaining lived there for much more that 7 centuries.

Nobody is aware of in which they went but it is believed that they settled near Jodhpur yet another city in western Rajasthan.

Though no one is aware of exactly how they did it, everybody in all of the 84 villages totally disappeared that quite night.

Nobody noticed them depart or figured out exactly where they went - they merely vanished.

It is believed that they cast a curse above the village as they departed that would bring death to any individual who experimented with to inhabit the land.

It is probably that this is the reason why so considerably of the ancient village nevertheless stays (however primarily in rubble, but not stripped for components).

The crumbling brick structures span out in the direction of all directions and a ghostly silence is all that lives on there.

There are still some double storeyed homes that are intact and the awestruck tourist can well visualise how lifestyle went on in Kuldhara, ages ago.

Today the ruins of these villages can nonetheless be seen in western Rajasthan and are now tourist web sites.

The government these days maintains the ruins as a heritage web site. A stroll by way of the village is akin to wandering onto the sets of a ghost film.

Only, this a single is for real. Any a single who is organizing a pay a visit to to Jaisalmer ought to maintain aside a handful of hours to catch this haunted setting in the eerie desert backdrop. Lately,

Saif Ali Khan's Agent Vinod was shot in this ancient village.

Getting there: Jaisalmer is well linked by air (Jodhpur, 285km is the nearest airport), rail (regular trains from North and West) and by road.

Kuldhara is 18kms in direction of the west and can be accessed by a cab from Jaisalmer.No one is aware of exactly where they went but it is believed that they settled near Jodhpur yet another city in western Rajasthan.

Though no person knows exactly how they did it, everybody in all of the 84 villages totally disappeared that really evening. Nobody noticed them depart or figured out where they went - they basically vanished. It is believed that they cast a curse above the village as they departed that would deliver death to anyone who attempted to inhabit the land. It is most likely that this is the reason why so a lot of the ancient village still remains (even though primarily in rubble, but not stripped for components). The crumbling brick structures span out towards all instructions and a ghostly silence is all that lives on there. There are still some double storeyed houses that are intact and the awestruck tourist can well visualise how life went on in Kuldhara, ages in the past.

Today the ruins of these villages can still be noticed in western Rajasthan and are now tourist websites. The government nowadays maintains the ruins as a heritage website.

A stroll via the village is akin to wandering onto the sets of a ghost movie. Only, this one particular is for genuine.

Any one who is organizing a go to to Jaisalmer should keep aside a few hrs to catch this haunted setting in the eerie desert backdrop. Just lately,

Saif Ali Khan's Agent Vinod was shot in this ancient village.

Getting there: Jaisalmer is nicely connected by air (Jodhpur, 285km is the nearest airport), rail (typical trains from North and West) and by road.

Kuldhara is 18kms towards the west and can be accessed by a cab from Jaisalmer.

6. The Ghost Lights of West Bengal

West Bengal has its fair share of haunted places such as the Writers' Developing where no a single dares to remain back publish working hrs

because of the spooky happenings. Then there is the South Park Street cemetery exactly where men and women have complained about feeling sick right after a

visit and several other areas that can scare the daylights off you. Yet another a single to make it to this record is the Aleya ghost lights witnessed the swamps of Bengal.

The marshes of West Bengal can get spooky in the dark, but there is 1 phenomenon that genuinely freaks out fishermen there.

The Mystery: There have been many sightings of unnatural glowing lights of different colors hovering more than the marshes in West Bengal.

Referred to as Aleya Lights' for many many years now, these lights are a nightmare for fishermen, as they generally finish up complicated them and they would drop their way.

In a lot of cases reported till date, various fishermen have even misplaced their lives due to these strange lights.

These marshes are some of the most mysterious locations in India owing to this unexplained phenomenon.

The Theory: Scientists propose that these lights are basically ionization of methane in excess of the marshes that

forms out of the decaying natural matter existing in abundance in these bogs.

Aleya ghost lights are not a new phenomenon and have been spotted at various places close to the planet.

These lights known by different names have been linked with the paranormal or spirits of individuals

Some striving to aid others while others foremost them to their death. Once you follow them these lights flicker an

d diminish in dimension and often disappear that cause individuals to panic and lose their way. Not just in marshes, individuals all around the world have

seen these ghost lights in graveyards, swamps and bog lands.

These spook lights in Bengal are a common sighting and neighborhood fishermen will inform you tales about them. Would you dare to follow a single if you ever see a ghost light? Inform us in the comments section below.

7. The 1600 Years Old Rust Free Iron Pillar Of Delhi

The Delhi iron pillar is testimony to the large degree of skill accomplished by ancient Indian iron smiths in the extraction and processing of iron.

The iron pillar at Delhi has attracted the consideration of archaeologists and corrosion technologists as it has withstood corrosion for the last 1600 years.

The numerous theories which have been proposed to explain its superior corrosion resistance can be broadly classified into two classes:

the environmental and the materials theories. Proponents of the environmental theories state that the mild climate of Delhi is responsible for the corrosion resistance of the Delhi iron pillar. It is recognized that the relative humidity at Delhi does not exceed 70% for significant periods of time in the yr, which for that reason outcomes in quite mild corrosion of the pillar.

On the other hand, numerous investigators have stressed the significance of the material of development as the main result in for the pillar's corrosion resistance.

The concepts proposed in this regard are the comparatively pure composition of the iron utilised, presence of Phosphorus (P) and absence of Sulphur/Magnesium in the iron, its slag-enveloped metal grain construction, and passivity enhancement in the presence of slag particles.

Other theories to explain the corrosion resistance are also to be located in the literature like the mass metal result,

initial publicity to an alkaline and ammoniacal setting, residual stresses resulting from the surface finishing operation, freedom from sulphur contamination each in the metal and in the air, and surface coatings presented to the pillar right after manufacture (barffing and slag coating) and in the course of use (coating with clarified butter).

That the materials of development might be the important factor in determining the corrosion resistance of ancient Indian iron is attested by the presence of ancient substantial iron objects situated in places in which the relative humidity is substantial for considerable periods in the 12 months (for example, the iron beams in the Surya temple at Konarak in coastal Orissa and the iron pillar at Mookambika temple at Kollur located in the Kodachadri Hills on the western coast). It is, for that reason, apparent that the ancient Indians, especially from the time of the Guptas (300-500 AD), developed iron that was capable of withstanding corrosion. This is mostly due to the high P material of the iron created during these instances. The addition of P was intentional as iron produced for the duration of earlier instances does not present the presence of P.

To realize the precise cause for the corrosion resistance of the Delhi iron pillar, we analysed the composition of the rust on a Gupta period corrosion resistant iron clamp and also the rust on the Delhi iron pillar. Archaeometallurgical scientific studies kind a little component of our research routines. It is clear that referring to the Delhi iron pillar as rust-much less is misleading as the iron pillar derives its corrosion resistance from the passive surface film (i.e. rust) that forms on the surface. We undertook a detailed rust examination employing present day sophisticated characterization methods like Mssbauer spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). We summarize beneath some of the interesting results of our research. The existing review also supplies useful insight into the corrosion resistance of steels.

The iron pillar, situated at the center of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid, the first Moslem mosque in Delhi and India, continues to confound visitors, puzzled at how such a piece of ancient craftsmanship has stayed rust-free. It is explained to have been builtThe pillar carries an amount of inscriptions and graffiti of different dates which have not been studied systematically in spite of the pillar's prominent spot and easy access. The oldest inscription on the pillar is in Sanskrit, written in Gupta-time period Brahmi script.

during the golden Gupta dynasty. The pillar stands subsequent to the world-renowned Qutab Minar.

8. Roopkund lake

imagine a frozen lake which, upon melting each and every year, reveals the unnerving sight of the remains of far more than 300 individuals.

A little lake recognized as Roopkund Lake sits substantial in the Indian Himalayas, a lot more than 16,000 feet (four,900 meters) over sea level.

Covered in ice and surrounded by rocky glaciers, the lake appears to be a normal, albeit beautiful, natural wonder. Nonetheless,

during 1 month of the year, when the ice melts away and the bottom of the shallow lake gets noticeable, the correct nature of the lake reveals itself.

At the bottom of the lake are hundreds of mysterious human skeletons. There have been efforts to establish who these people were, where they have been from,

and how they died, acquire numerous concerns even now stay unanswered about the skeletons at Roopkund - now referred to as Skeleton Lake

Roopkund Lake is located at the bottom of a small valley in the Himalayas, in Chamoli district, Uttaranchal, in India.

The lake is really shallow, with its best depth at around 2 meters.

The location is a well-known destination for adventurous vacationers,

due to the magnificent trek to get there. There are many trekking routes on the way to Roopkund, which several consider benefit of,

both for the picturesque view,

and to satisfy the curiosity and intrigue surrounding the skeletal remains.

The very first reviews with regards to the skeletal remains date to the 19 th century, but the remains were re-identified by Nanda Devi game reserve ranger H K Madhwal in 1942.

He found a number of of the skeletons at the bottom of the lake while it was frozen. As summer time came,

and the frozen lake melted, a lot more skeletons were revealed in the lake, and all around the lake's edges. It is believed that the skeletons variety around 300.

When the discovery was made, there was no information accessible about the stays. No 1 knew who the stays belonged to, how prolonged they had been there,

or what had occurred to them. Because the skeletons had been rediscovered during Planet War II, the first assumption was that these had been the skeletons of soldiers, possibly Japanese soldiers who had died from publicity to the factors although traveling by way of India. Since of this probability, determining the supply of the remains grew to become a priority. A team of investigators was sent to Roopkund, the place they speedily determined that the remains were too outdated to be from the ongoing war.

With the fast considerations of war becoming eased, the urgency of identifying the remains grew to become much less of a priority and

efforts to additional analyze the remains have been sidelined.

There is a single regional legend that may possibly shed some light on the identity of the stays. According to legend, Raja Jasdhaval, the king of Kanauj,

was traveling with his pregnant wife, Rani Balampa. They had been accompanied by servants, a dance troupe, and other individuals as they traveled on a pilgrimage to Nanda Devi

shrine, for the Nanda Devi Raj Jat, which will take place each and every twelve years. As they traveled, they were conquer by a sudden, significant hailstorm

with very massive hail stones. The storm was as well powerful, and with nowhere to consider shelter, the complete group perished close to Roopkund.

For a lengthy time this story appeared to be a legend, with no evidence to substantiate it. Even so, latest finds might lend some help to the legend.

9. The Veerabhadra temple is in Lepakshi in the Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Built in the 16th century,

There is a very huge Nandi (bull), mount of Shiva, about 200 metres (660 ft) away from the temple which is carved from a single block of stone, which is said to be 1 of the biggest of its type in the globe.

10. Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur (Tanjore) - Its Shadow Disappears at Noon

The Brihadeeswara Temple or the Peruvudaiyar Kovil is a temple focused to Lord Shiva and is situated in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.

This temple is one particular of the most gorgeous architectural websites in India. Raja Raja Chola I had this temple constructed in 1010 AD.

The Brihadeeswara Temple was constructed for royal ceremonies and to display the emperor's power and vision.

The Cholas had a splendid eye for art and architecture, which displays in their temples, which have been constructed in a Dravadian design.

Also, the total temple is created on the rules of axial and symmetrical geometry, displaying an engineering marvel of that time.

Almost all the structures are aligned axially.

The Brihadeeswara Temple is listed as an UNESCO Globe Heritage Website, under the listing Fantastic Living Chola Temples.

Only granite was used to make the whole temple structure.

It is believed that about 130,000 tons of granite was utilised to construct the Brihadeeswara Temple.

The height of the temple tower (vimana) is 216 ft and among such sorts of structures, this is the tallest in the planet.

Just at the entrance of the temple, there is a big statute of Nandi (sacred bull) measuring about sixteen feet in length and 13 feet in height.

This statute of Nandi facing the inner sanctum is carved out of a single stone.

The topmost framework of the temple acknowledged as Kumbam is also carved out of a single granite stone, weighing about 60 tons.

There are two gateways, known as Gopuras on the eastern side of the temple to enter.

Hundreds of sculptures adorn the exterior of the temple, whereas inside the temple there is a large idol of Lord Shiva with 3 eyes.

The third eye is closed. The total compound of the temple has 250 lingams (representative of Lord Shiva).

108 dance poses, known as karmas performed by Lord Shiva have been sculpted on the inner walls of the sanctum sanctorum.

The Brihadeeswara temple consists of a pillared hall and an assembly hall recognized as mandapas and numerous sub-shrines.

The inner Mandapas are the most significant part of the temple. The mandapas are divided into various ranges with the help of sculptures and pilasters.

Idols of Ashta-dikpaalakas or guardians of directions, are discovered in the Brihadeeswara Temple making

it one of the rarest temples in India. 6 feet tall statues of Agni, Varuna, Indra, Yama, Vayu, Isana,

Kubera and Nirriti have been placed in a separate temple.

It is believed that the shadow of the tower above the gateway of the temple by no means falls on the ground,

especially in the premises of the temple.