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Who is more important, wife or mother?

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In every man’s life, both mother and wife play prominent roles. While mother gives life and brings him up facing all the odds, the wife becomes his twin soul caring and also correcting him and standing by him throughout the life. It is said that “A Husband finds a second mother in his wife, while a wife finds her first baby in the husband”. The role of a mother and wife are intangible in a man’s life. She can’t be a better mother if she isn’t a better wife.Both are ImportantMother introduces the world to the child, while the child ... Read More

According to Hindu Mythology, Who has reincarnated as Lord Rama and Laxman?

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As per Hindu Mythology, Lord Rama is the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu while Lakshman is the reincarnation of Seshnag, Adiseshu or Ananth. Seshnag is the enormously huge serpent with his several heads, who remained when the whole universe got destroyed. As per a mythological saying, Lord Vishnu used to recline on its coils during the intervals of creation. Adisesh or Seshnag is the reclining couch as well as roofing canopy of Lord Vishnu.A Request When MadeSeshnag is the staunch and ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu who requested to accompany him in his incarnation as Rama. Hence he was born as ... Read More

Which is the best tourist spot for honeymoon couple in India?

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India is a land of various enchanting honeymoon spots which you would love to explore and lose yourself in the beauty of its nature. You may try various places as per your interests like beaches, gardens, lakes, forts, and monuments, hill stations with trees around or you can add a tinge of adventure to your memorable honeymoon holiday.Srinagar: Well-known as the paradise on earth, Srinagar has lakes with house-boats, gardens that welcome you with Kashmiri food and culture.Shimla: The most romantic place decorated with snow-capped mountains allows you to enjoy Ice-skating and trekking as well.Manali: Another icy romantic honeymoon spot ... Read More

What causes the sailing stones to move?

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The moving or Sailing stones are found in the Racetrack Playa, which is a dried lake bed, located in the Death Valley National Park of California where the Sailing stones move in a random fashion. Even the heaviest stones which weigh nearly 318 kilograms are moved.The rock trails were as long as 250 meters, while some trails are straight lines and some of them even have sudden bends and curves which baffled the researchers. There are no logical explanations for believing the reason such as wind or dust devils.A NASA scientist named Ralph Lorenz who is already investigating on weather ... Read More

Why the desert plants have thorns?

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The spiky shrubs such as Cactus are good to look at, but feels hard to maintain as the thought of sharp pain that those thorns can cause will not let most of you say we would love to have one. Desert plants like Cactus, Agave or Mesquite have to survive in deserts where the water is scarce. These desert plants have to fight many odd circumstances to survive.Other plants lose moisture through their pores which they have on their leaves and stem. So, these desert plants need to avoid those pores so as to lock the minimum levels of moisture ... Read More

Can the mirage be photographed?

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Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Just see this.This one too!Scroll down a little...please!!One more!!The last one..!!Hope you got your answer!!Yes! A Mirage can be photographed.Mirage is nothing but an optical illusion that occurs due to the refraction and total internal reflection of light. Mirages could be seen where the land is heated up and the air is cooler, which happens mostly during the summer afternoons. These effects could be found on desert lands, highway roads or open lands.

Why are desert areas sparsely populated?

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What could be the needs of a human being to live in an area? The very basic needs like food and water are the essentials. Then comes the convenience of living by making a shelter. But the climatic conditions of a desert area such that these minimum needs are difficult to reach and get populated.Some of the factors which satisfy the fact behind the sparse population in a desert:No water is available and hence people could get dehydrated.the land is not fertile to grow crops, which means no agriculture and no food.The hot desert climate makes you catch heat strokes.Desert ... Read More

What is the story of Saeed Jaffery the late actor, and Madhur Jaffery?

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Recently, I came across an article written on the website of a famous newspaper The Indian Express, where it was stated that a Facebook page, by the name “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” has posted a diary entry by the veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey. It was mentioned that Saeed Jaffrey had parted with his first wife Mehrunima in 1965. Mehrunima changed her name to Madhur Jaffrey after getting separated from him. She touched new levels of fame after writing more than a dozen cookbooks on Indian cuisine for the world citizens.Saeed Jaffrey had a daughter and a son with ... Read More

Why are all the deserts located on the western sides of the continents?

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We observe that most of the deserts are on the western sides of the continents in the subtropics. These are the results of the prevailing easterly winds of the tropics, which are the trade winds. The trade winds prevail in the lower portion of the earth’s atmosphere, in the lower section of the troposphere.These winds become dry when they reach the western sides of the continents, and hence don’t bring any rain with them. As these regions become devoid of moisture, deserts are formed.Why Like That?The earth rotates on the East side. Moving air is deflected by the Earth’s rotation. ... Read More

Why do the desert plants bloom at night?

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Most of the desert plants such as some Cactus, the species of Oenothera like the evening primrose, Cereus etc. bloom at night. A prominent factor is that the flowers of these desert plants get pollinated during night times.The night-flying insects and moths help in the pollination, and thus to increase reproduction. Even these flowers don’t look colorful, as the amount of chlorophyll prepared will be less due to the scarcity of water. Hence they are mostly in white or pale color but these flowers are clever enough to attract the night-flying insects by radiating great smell, for which these insects ... Read More

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