CULTURAL QA03-2021-05 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What are the famousKartikeya temples outside Tamil Nadu? A1 Jayanthy Parthiban February28-2021 A devotee of Lord Muruga/Subramanya Swamy Here's a list of five famous and adorable Kartikeya Swamy temples inIndia (outside Tamilnadu) which have fascinated me. Let me start with a miraculous temple. Ghatti Subrahmanya SwamyTemple, Doddaballapura, near Bangalore This temple is one great example to show oneness of God. The uniqueness of this temple is that Bhagwan Karthikeya is found together with Swamy Narasimha.One can get the Darshan of Narasimha through a mirror placed behind themurti. Kukke Subrahmanya Swamy Temple,Subrahmanya, Karnataka: Subrahmanya Swamy (top), Vasuki (middle) and Sheshnaag (below) Kukke Subrahmanya Kshetra is believed to be the divine abode of nagas,where Kumaraswamy is believed to reside with Maa Devasena, with Vasuki, theking of serpents. This temple is famous for remedies for sarpa doshas. Thiruchembur Murugan Temple,Chembur, Mumbai Built in 1980 by Sri Subrahmanya Samaj, the sanctum sanctorum of BhagwanSubrahmanya is built on the third floor (to give the elevation of a mountain),the name “Thiruchembur Murugan” was created and given by Kripananda VariyarSwamigal (to sound more divine, like Thiruchendur). Its architecture soundsunique to Subrahmanya Swamy temples, built with ebony stones. Uttara Swamimalai (MalaiMandir), New Delhi Malai Mandir is a unique word combination (Malai - mountain in Tamil + mandir- temple in Hindi), enshrining Swaminatha Swamy. It was established in 1973, inSouth Indian style (Pandya Architecture) Kurukshetra Kartikeya Temple,Pehowa, Haryana: This is one of the most ancient temples still surviving in the North, established in 5th century B.C andenshrines Sri Kartikeya in His bachelor form. Surprisingly, womenare not allowed inside, due to certain beliefs.Om Saravana Bhavaya Namaha Q2 What are the famous Kartikeya temples outside Tamil Nadu? A2 Mohan N R Updated March1-2021 Devotion · An ardent devotee of Karthikeya OLD IS GOLD: Outside the Tamil Nadu region, the oldest temples can be found inCambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka where ancient seafaring empires likethe Chozha Empire and Vijayanagara Empire spread their dominions. MODERN:“Do notlive in a village where there is no temple” says a Tamil Proverb. In the early modern period, Mauritius, Fizi, Malaysia, Singapore andSuriname have seen many temples being built, as the Tamil Vandheris (Diaspora)settled across these areas over the past 250-300 years. We will start with the famous list: 1.Muruga Cave Temple, Malaysia Batu Cave Temple and Lord Murugan Statue is one of the most popular Hindushrines outside India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Murugan and home totallest statue of Lord Murugan in the world. 2.Kathirgamam Murugan Movil,Sinhala Region, Sri Lanka: Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya in Sinhala Kathirgamam Murugan Kovil in Tamil Maha Devale/murugan Kovil 3.Nallur Kandaswamy Temple, Tamilregion, Sri Lanka Nallur Kandaswamy Temple in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka is dedicatedto Lord Murugan. The temple is one of the most significant Hindu temples in SriLanka. 4.Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple,Fiji Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple in Nadi is the largest Hindu Temple in Fiji.The temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan and witness very largenumbers of devotees. 5. Shri Subramaniar Swamy Temple,Myanmer 6.Subramaniam Temple - Ho ChillMinh, Vietnam 7.Sri Thendayutthapani Temple -Ho Chill Minh, Vietnam 8.Sri Velmurugan Temple, England 9.Murugan Temple, Roermond, theNetherlands 10.Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple,Switzerland 11.Murugan Temple, Sydney,Australia 12.Murugan Temple, Melbourne,Australia The list excludes, the Karthikeya temples in other parts of India. The Murugan Worship and ritualsfollowed by Tamils are different and standardised by a Tamil Mystic ArunagiriNathar in 15th Century. Murugan is worshipped with two consorts - Valli and Deivayani. The list of 12 temples mentionedabove follows the rituals of “Aru Padai Veedu’’ Murugan Worship. There are Murugan Temples on the same lines in Southernand Western Karnataka, Seema Andhra and Sri Balamurugan Temple (Madrasi Mandir)in Hatkeshwar, Ahmedabad.VEERA VEL VETRI VEL. Q3 Why is gravel not used beneath train tracks on bridges? A3 Rohan Dongre May 28, 2020 B. Tech in Civil Engineering,Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi (IIT BHU) (Graduated 2014) The, technical term used forGravel in Indian Railways in Ballast. There are three main reasons for which Ballast is used for layingtrack, Increasing Elasticity - Ballast acts as a cushion. Provide lateral stability to track- to provide lateral strength againstvarious stresses. Providing a bed/base which allows quick dispersion of water i.e. gooddrainage. Now, Before I answer your question right-away, let see a few pictures. a. Concrete bridge withoutballast (here the main thingto notice is the fittings are embedded in the concrete, on which the rail willbe laid. This embedding of fittings in concrete provides the lateral strength) b. Concrete Bridge with ballast(here the lateral strength isprovided by the ballast).c. Steel bridge. As we can see, some of these bridges have ballast while some don’t. Therefore, the presence orabsence of ballast on a bridge depends entirely on the type and design ofbridge. So to answer your question, Ballast is not used where, the design ofbridge is such that it does not require the ballast for load transfer(elasticity) and providing lateral stability to track. Now, the obvious question that arises is, whether there is any generalrule about usage of Ballast. Is it economical to use ballast or it is costly.To answer this, let us divide the bridges into two types. Long Bridges Short Bridges Here, the long and short terms are used subjectively, however, everynational railway has clearly stipulated clear guidelines for classification ofbridges. Now, as the length of bridgeincrease, the design strength of the bridge is also to be increased. That is, alonger bridge will have more stresses, therefore the bridge members arerequired to have higher strength to carry them. Now, inorder to increase strength, the section of bridge (Cross sectional areaperpendicular to the length of the bridge) members is also required to beincreased. Therefore, as a thumb rule, bridges with large span areusually made up of steel, as steel has high strength per unit weight. That isto say, if instead of steel, we use concrete for long bridges, the size of thatbridge (width*thickness) will be so huge that it will be difficult tomanufacture, transportand handle such huge bridge members. Further, as the size increases, qualitycontrol is also difficult. Now, for steel bridges, the bridges invariably do not have Ballast as thelateral strength and elasticity is considered in the design for the bridge. Now, when it comes to PSC, RCC bridges, they can also be designed asballastless. But the cost/benefit (ratio) for such a bridge is very high, (verycostly) therefore, they are generally designed as ballasted tracks. Q4 What are proofs that aliens exist? A4 6 Answers chosen 1 HerbertPrice, INTJ, Spaniel Owner, atheist, loves science Answered 7-3-2021 None, currently there is noevidence that aliens exist. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that people are seeing things thatcould be aliens, but in most cases these are explainable in other ways that aremore rational. That’s not to say that aliensdon’t exist, probability indicates that aliens are likely to exist somewhere in the universe, it’s just extremely improbable thatthey have been here due to the vast distances involved. Andrew Garrett, Personal UFO sightings; Allies of Humanity Student AnsweredNovember 7-2020 Is there proof that aliens donot exist? No. There are manyskeptics denying that aliens exist. They are not satisfied with theseemingly sketchy nature of the evidence that does exist often to the point ofclaiming there is zero evidence. That's just not true. We maydisagree as to what the evidence means, but there is evidence: 2 AndrewGarrett's share of Andrew Garrett's answer to Is there proof of life in theuniverse other than on earth? in Planet UFO How would you prove there are no aliens? You'd have to observe every inchof the galaxy and universe and find nothing. We obviously can't do that. There are several main objections to aliens existing: No signals from outer spaceshow they exist. - There is goodreason for this. We're looking for radio signals but radio is not used forinterplanetary communication in our region of space according to the Allies ofHumanity Briefings [1] Governments deny aliens exist.- This isn't even completelytrue as a Pentagon leader has said “there is compelling evidence we may not bealone.” Governments are aware of extraterrestrials but don't want to incitepanic because they can't control what's happening. Life is rare. Only Earth isknown to have any life. - Weactually have come a long way in abiogenesis research since this idea becamepopular. Any mineral rich planet in the “goldilocks zone" of its starcould quite possibly harbor life. Our instruments are only just becomingsensitive enough to find life on the surface of another world when many couldbe living underground according to the above Briefings. So you see, it's not very honest or well informed tosay aliens don't exist at all. Respected scientists have estimated that, conservatively, there are atleast 36 alien civilizations in the galaxy based on current astronomicalevidence. To me, alien life exists and is visiting Earth virtually without a doubt.Yet most people do not have my experience of seeing a craft in person andhaven't looked into the research as objectively as I'm doing. I encourage you to read the Allies of Humanity Briefings (link below) foran in depth and thorough account of alien activity on Earth. It is veryimportant that you do so. 3 Jaapvan der Velde, ICT Architect at BMT WBM (2016-present)Answered January 29, 2018 Why doesn’t anyone prove the existence of aliens? Do they really exist? You can only prove something ifthere’s evidence for it. Our planet is evidence for the statement that there’slife in the universe. Andour discovery of the laws of nature suggest to us that it seems very likelythat life got started elsewhere as well (or perhaps even travelled here in somebasic ways to get us started - if you fancy panspermia.) But although that’s great in theory, it requires evidence to becomescientific ‘fact’. Why hasn’t anyone proved it yet? Because we apparentlylacked the means to get enough data, or deal with it in a meaningful way. Whydoesn’t anyone prove it now? Because even though we thought the tools we nowhave might allow us to do it, we still haven’t found definitive evidence. Willwe prove it for sure in the future? Well, if we find sufficient evidence, wewill - but it’s impossible to prove something that could exist, doesn’t exist.It just becomes increasingly unlikely as you run out of places to find it in. But by all accounts, if you’re a betting person, it seems like your bestbet is to bet on existence of extraterrestrial life. We’re finding more planets than we expected, manyof them fall in what we think are habitable zones and ourinstruments just need to get a lot better (or closer) to say anything definitive. It does seem to get more unlikely over time that there’s developed lifesimilar to us out there, as we’re seeing nothing in the way of signals. Butthat argument is far from settled either. We’re not sure they’d develop suchsignals, we’re not sure what kind of signal to look for and finally (andimportantly), current technology would make it hard to even detect Earth itselfat a fairly close distance. That doesn’t mean there’s no point in trying with current technology,even if it seems only future technology will provide us with definitiveanswers. We still learn alot by closely examining our universe. And at this point, we haven’t even leftthe house on our expedition to discover the universe. And who knows, ifwe look out the window at the right time, in the right light, we may make ourfirst discoveries here. 4 Daniel Joseph Cain, formerRetired Hippy , Student , Caregiver , Political Ac Answered November 28-2020 Do aliens really exist if thereis evidence of this? Not as in conclusively exist .Evidence comes in manydegrees , and can include definitive evidence to misinterpreted evidence .Science often makes judgements based on the data at hand , which at timeschanges as new and better evidence and data comes in . But evidence of it can be enoughto convince someone of it being fact . If science has a closed mind and preconceived prior conclusions it can missnew evidence as being valid . Then too , with preconceived beliefs one mightdiscount previous evidence as valid and only see evidence that supports theirpoint of view . Ideally science is above that ,and only weighs the evidence on it’s proven merits to reach conclusions … with an open mind when new evidence comes in Many nowadays have little faith in science because of the covidsituation where conclusions seem often changing … but those changes arehow it is supposed to work as science adapts to new evidence . In the covidsituation the current conclusions are broadcast as the work is in progress dueto it being a pandemic … normally science is not broadcast until conclusiveproof and evidence leads to a final conclusion. Thus many see science now days as unreliable or fake, despite nearlyeverything in their lives having been a result of science. So evidence does not make it true aliens exist … though in my mind thereis enough evidence at this point to demonstrate they do . UPDATE- For reasons not known normally this period March would be veryhot in Chennai. But now it is not hot. Normal temperature only around 28-30 instead ofabove 35 degrees centigrade. 5 James Card, Amateur armchairbloviator. Answered February 2, 2016 Is human life proof that aliensexist? It depends how rigorously you want to use the word "proof." Given the fact of our existence and the scale and homogeneity of thecosmos, I think it's absurdto doubt aliens exist. It's too hard to imagine or explain how thealternative could be true. Consider that "therefore, we are alone" would be an obviouslyunreasonable conclusion to draw from the same evidence. So it's proof enough for me, for my purposes. (I'm not changing my habitsbecause of aliens.) But "real proof" willrequire real proof. If we found aliens living around the very nearest star, Proxima Centauri;would that prove there were more than two living worlds in the universe? Itwould suggest it so strongly that you'd be an idiot to consider questioning it,but it wouldn't "prove" anything, in that strict sense. As far as my direct objective knowledge goes, there's no "proof"that names in phone books correspond to people with phones, either. If I calledeight hundred people, I might get the idea it was true, and I'm sure that wouldbe good enough for me, but I wouldn't have real proof until I called them all. Phillip Mulligan, lives in Alberta, Canada (1964-present) Answered June15, 2019 Is there any scientific proofthat aliens exist? Non. No bacteria yet discoveredon mars or a comet. Noelectromagnetic signature from beyond our solar system that implies an artificialor unnatural source ever detected. Despite the lack of evidence the chances of us discovering very basiccrude alien life is possible as close as Mars. Intelligent life is areal wild card and anyone guess. Science prefers to work in concrete ways with tangibledata and hard evidence from observation. So far no results. 6 Carlos Gutierrez, formerSoftware Quality Analyst at United Parcel Service (1998-2013)Answered July 8,2019 Who are aliens and do theyexist? They do exist. Theylive among us by the millions. Their appearance is humanoid. The color of theirskin is brown. In America they called them Mexicans. Inreality they are mostly originally from the southern hemisphere. They were leftby their superior ancestors all over that region of the world as outcasts,thousands of years ago. They were the workers and servants of their masters, wholeft the Earth and left them stranded. Q5 Which flower looks like an insect? A5 4 Answers CHOSEN 1 Neha Singh, Msc Mahatma GandhiKashi Vidyapith & Dr Ghanshyam Singh PG College Varanasi (2016)Answered 5-3-2021 The moth orchid 1.(Phylaenopsis) The moth orchid is very popular houseplant 🏠 and not so difficult as other plant. There are many other plants that are look like insects,animal or people. 2.(The scull orchid) 3.The Swaddled baby orchid (Angulorauniflora) 4.Parrot flowers (Impatients Psittacina) 2 Riwa Routray, A Full TimeLearner Answered June 23, 2020 What are some photos of flowers or plants looking like insects? Laughing Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrys bomybliflora) White Egret Orchid (Habenaria Radiata) Fly Orchids(Ophrys Insectifera) 3 Travis Owen, CommercialBeekeeper (2015-present) Answered April 24, 2020 What flower looks like the coronavirus?Eryngium yuccifolium,aka rattlesnake master, definitely bears a resemblance to a coronavirus All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 07-03 - 2021. 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