Tirupati Balaji Temple is one the major tourist attractions of South India and also one of the richest temples. The faith and belief people have for Lord Vishnu or Swami is an unimaginable sight and quite interesting too. Displaying an interesting sight of incredible India, a visit to Tirupati Balaji temple is a must during your trip to this wonderland. Here are 20 interesting facts about this temple which has been alluring tourists all around the world. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TRIPUATI BALAJI - CHENNAI #1 The idol has real hair and they never get tangled. According to a legend, Gardhavan princess cut her hair and gave it to Swami, when he was hit by a shepherd and lost some of his own. #2 The idol appears to be standing in the middle of the sanctum from outside whereas the idol is actually slightly towards the right-hand corner of the Garba Gudi. #3 Nobody knows when was the lamp lit before the idol but everybody believes it has never extinguished and has b...

Space and stars are always the greatest mysteries for human beings, and we all know that a mystery always attracts a curious heart. As toddlers gazing at the sky with our glittering eyes and mouth open was always the best thing to do. Guess what? With time we grew up but this feeling didn't go away. Whether it is a child or a younger sibling or oneself also, questions about the cosmo side of life never end. Although, when we grow old and fall in love, then these stars look more beautiful and we become more romantic in the magical twinkling exquisiteness. Getting a chance to witness the beauty of a starry night sky is no longer an everyday affair when you step outside. Even when the sky is the clearest, artificial lights don't let the natural darkness to prevail, making night canvas of the sky look a lot less majestic than they should be. Although pollution has been one of the significant problems in witnessing these beautiful elements, there are 10 best place...

Parrots are definitely among the most colorful birds out there. Known for their ability to talk back and sit on pirate’s shoulders, there’s a huge variety of these intelligent birds, which also means there’s a lot to learn about them! So check out these top 30 colorful facts about parrots! It is estimated that there are about 550 wild parrots living in New York City, especially in Queens and Brooklyn. No one is one hundred percent sure how they got there, but we know it definitely was not by natural migration. The most accepted theory is that they escaped from a shipment headed to JFK Airport. There is a death metal band called Hatebeak who’s lead and only vocalist is a grey parrot named Waldo. One of the most elusive and perplexing birds in the world is the Australian Night Parrot – there were only 3 confirmed sightings in over one century. Most parrots are known for being extremely intelligent – one species in particular, the Goffin cockatoo, and solve complex mechanical ...

1. INDIAN PARLkIAMENT WAS DESIGNED BY ?  Design of Indian Parliament created by 2 Britishers Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker. Both of those were also responsible for overall designing and construction of Delhi. First Foundation of Indian Parliament House laid on 12 February 1921.  2. TOOK 15 YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION  Sansad Bhavan construction started in 1912 and opened in 1927. Right now, it’s one of the most important and historical buildings of India. 83 lac price of money to get the marvellous building created.  3. INCLUDE 2 HOUSES  The Parliament House or Sansad Bhavan include 2 houses, the upper House and the Lower House. The higher house is also called the Rajya Sabha or Council of States whereas Lok Sabha is also called the Lower House. The members of the Parliament are either elected by the people of India or nominated by the President of India. The legislature or Parliament headed by the President of India. The ...

With abundant historic sites, bustling markets, and endless cultural institutions, Mumbai is a city packed with places that will be rewarding for any visitor. To help you navigate the best of what this vibrant city has to offer, Culture Trip has put together a guide of 12 must-see attractions. 1. Gateway of India Commemorating the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to the city, the Gateway of India is perhaps the most known among Mumbai’s historic monuments. However, it also happens to be the spot from where the last British troops departed the country after centuries of their colonial presence. Designed by Scottish architect George Wittet, who took from Indo-Islamic, Indian and Roman influences, the structure was completed only in 1914, with its foundation stone laid in 1911. 2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus As the country’s most famous railway station and one of Mumbai’s most iconic landmarks, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is one of the best spots to wi...

People often wonder whether a premium software like Adobe Photoshop itself wasn’t enough that they had to introduce a new and more convenient to the image organization and manipulation software family i.e. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC. In fact, when you see through it, it does offer you something cool. Though it is not as huge as Photoshop itself, the software gives you a much easier and user-friendly interface where you can do some basic and necessary photo editing tweaks. In this Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC Review, we shall discuss in detail about this rather new Adobe idea. The stable version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC finally got released 50 days ago on 25 th  August of this year. It is now the sixth major installment in the Lightroom versions of software. The software open up a whole new image-editing environment where besides some basic tweaks to your photos, you can now organize and view them in a much better and enhanced space. It enables the better doctoring ...

Abode Acrobat Pro DC is a software developed and Published by Adobe for opening, reading, importing, and exporting pdf documents on a desktop or laptop computer, an iPad or Android tablet, and smartphones. Regarded as the best or one of the best software for opening the pdf format of documents and books, it has earned great reputation worldwide. In this Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Review, we shall discover some major aspects with their details. Adobe Acrobat DC: When you are reading books on your Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, there are many places at which you want to place a mark or highlight the content. This put forward the need for an editing tool in the reader which would allow the users to do so. Thus, Adobe introduced Adobe Acrobat which enables many editing options in the document. You can now highlight certain parts of a document, you can edit the content if you want to, and make notes of the important things right at that particular point. Adobe Document Cloud: From the world ‘Cloud’, yo...

Every week, hundreds of new Android apps are submitted to the Play Store. If you’re not paying attention 24/7, it’s easy to miss some of the best stuff. Each week we will highlight five of the best new or overlooked apps. You’re sure to find some hidden gems in these recommendations. Go forth and download! 1. Smart Wallpaper Smart Wallpaper is an app that allows you to rotate wallpapers, but it has many more options that most apps like it. Not only can you change the wallpaper every day, but you can choose specific wallpapers based on days of the week, WiFi network, month, weather, and more. It’s super customizable. Download QR-Code Smart Wallpaper Developer:  feedK - Daniele Rigo Price: Free +   2. Notification History Log Ever miss a notification and have no clue which app it was from? With this app, you can have access to Notification History Log where you can find old notifications that you cleared recently....

Cinema is the field that has given life to many actors. One such actor is  Shah Rukh Khan . With his talent and awesome acting, he is ruling the Bollywood industry today. He is often considered as the romantic hero of Bollywood. He has many fan-made nicknames such as ‘Baadshah of Bollywood’, King Khan’ and ‘King of Bollywood’. Birth And Childhood He prefers to call himself as Shah Rukh Khan (SRK). Shah Rukh was born on 2nd November 1965 to Meer Taj Mohammed Khan who was an Indian independence activist in British India (Pakistan) and Lateef Fatima in the capital city of India, New Delhi. His paternal grandfather Jan Muhammad was from Afghanistan. He described himself as “half Hyderabadi (mother), half Pathan (father), and some Kashmiri (grandmother)”. Khan spent his childhood at Delhi. He studied at Columba’s school where he excelled at studies and sports and received the sword of honour which was the highest award in the school. From chil...

If you take pride in your ability to solve even the toughest of riddles, here is a list of the greatest unsolved mysteries in Indian history. H istory  is full of lessons for us, but it also has mysteries for us to solve. Some of these mysteries are recent, others are millennia old – still waiting for answers. In India too, generations of scientists and researchers have grappled with many puzzling stories and events that have left them baffled over the years. Let’s take a look at some of these enigmas, some of which are truly inexplicable and puzzling, to learn more about the mysteries of India. You can play detective of course and leave us an explanation if you solve any in the comment box below – we would be happy  to cross them off our list! 1. Disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization The Indus valley civilisation is perhaps India’s most ancient mystery. There are many unanswered questions about this great civilisation that was larger than ...