Mr sekar is correct. You should have corrected it. PERIYAR MEANS E V RAMASAMY NAICKER. periya means big. thanjai periyar is wrong. Thanjai Pera or perya is correct. KR IRS 261222
On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 00:39, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Mr Sekar, > > I thought it is to be corrected or not. Later left with out correction. > Thank you for other information. > Gopalakrishnan > > On Monday, 26 December, 2022 at 10:28:11 am IST, 'N Sekar' via iyer123 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks Sri G K. > > Re Q 2: > It is not Thanjai periyaR temple BUT, > Thanjai PERIYA temple. PERIYA means BIG. > > In the temple, from the Siva Karpagraham, there is a path to go somewhere > to the middle of the Gopuram - and in that pathway the walls on both the > sides are full of paintings, depicting various scenes of those times. > > I was fortunate to see them when there was a VIP visit, and I had a chance > ( I was in my early teens), but now they are closed. > > N Sekar > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> > > On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 5:50, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 > <[email protected]> wrote: > > *CULTURAL QA 12-2022-26* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 What should be kept in mind while building a house when we > construct a single floor? > > A1 Gopala Krishnan, Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now > > *Hope it is a building with R C C roofing. First thing to be kept in mind > is about foundation. Whatever is the type of foundation, construction has > to be made as if for two floors*. It will enable to construct a second > floor in future if necessary. > > Installation of stair case must be made either through inside of home or > through outside home. > > *R C C roofing must have strength to take a 2nd floor load bearing.* > > Q2 What are some rarely known facts about Indian temples? > > A2 Sharanya, Lives in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India > (2008–present)Dec 11 > > So… one of the oldest *temple Brihadishvara Temple, officially called > Rajarajeshwaram locally known thanjai periyar temple* > > This is located in tamilnadu, tanjavur > > *It is a chola architecture and 1000 years old temple* and the fact about > this temple is enormous > > The original name of the deity was Rajarajeshwar. It was the Marathas who > gave it the name Brihadeeshwara or the Great Ishwara. > > *The main temple is entirely built of granite.* More than 130,000 tons of > granite is said to have been used to build > > A long associated myth with this temple temple is that the shadow of the > main structure does not fall on the ground. *However, this has been > proven wrong by scientists* > > The statue of Nandi at the entrance of the temple is carved out of a > single stone. > > The main Vimanam, which is at about 200 feet is often called Dakshin Meru > or Southern Meru. > > *The inspiration to build the temple came to Raja Raja Cholan during his > visit to Sri Lanka and is a result of a dream he had.* > > The temple has a portrait of Raja Raja Cholan paying obeisance to Lord > > Natarajar. This is undoubtedly, the first ever instance of a royal portrait > > World's first granite temple.. > > Q3 Which country does not have a single river? Still no shortage > of water. > > A3 Mountains and Valleys Answered by Sadhana Thu > > Saudi Arabia is the biggest nation in the world at 830,000 square miles > without a river and there is no shortage of water. > > It is also the only country with both the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea > coasts. A considerable part of Saudi Arabia is made up of mountains, > lowlands, and arid desert. > > Even though Saudi Arabia does not have permanent rivers, it has several > wadis. > > Wadis are the beds or valley of a stream that is usually dry except during > the rainy season and that often forms an oasis > > Wadi Al-Rummah is one of the Arabian Peninsula's longest river valleys, at > a length of almost 600 km stretching from the al-Abyad Mountain near Medina > and ending near ad-Dahna Desert in the al-Qassim region near Burayda > > Wadi Al-Rummah > > *Saudi Arabia has Oasis. Oasis are a fertile or green area in an arid > region (such as a desert) also having water source.* There are about 12 > locations were defined as the Cultural Landscape of Al-Ahsa Oasis in Saudi > Arabia. > > Al-Hasa Oasis, the largest oasis in Saudi Arabia, lies about 40 miles (65 > km) west of the Persian Gulf. It has about 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) > of palm groves and other crops that are irrigated by the flow of 60 or more > artesian springs. > > *My note- An informative answer. * > > Q4 How do I check electrical building drawing? > > A4 Gopala Krishnan,Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at > Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now > > Nowadays concealed electrical wiring is done. Quality PVC pipe is laid > during roof construction. The pipe will be about two inches above roof and > concealed with in R C C. Droppings are made to each room. *Cuttings are > made in walls to switch points and flexible PVC are laid to switch point*. > The electrical engineer calculates the requirements in each room and > provision is made accordingly in the switch board. He does it from his > common experience. > > *The owner can give his requirements before hand and accordingly the > switch board location can be planned.* Owner can ask for a drawing of > electrical wires drawn. > > *Mostly there will be provision in switch board for additional switches > and plug points* or space for cuttings. From inspection points additional > wires can be drawn through pipes for new points. > > *The internal/ external wiring required for Land phones, CCTV, etc is > drawn through separate pipes.* > > Q5 Why can't Indian railways have baggage handling system like > airports? > > A5 Namakkal Raghavendran, Former Mechanical Engineer at Indian > Railways (1959–1994)2y > > One intrepid GM of S.Rly thought of *providing luggage trolleys at least > for senior citizens at a nominal cost and brought a few dozen trolleys > which were distributed at different platforms*. It worked for some time. > Then true to our nature of sabotaging any worthwhile effort for self gains, > *the > luggage porters (coolies) saw it as a threat to their earnings and > deliberately damaged every single trolley*. Like what happened when coin > operated telephone instruments were provided. These machines took a single > rupee coin while the public telephone booth operators collected Rs.2. Every > single instrument was damaged. When I confronted the Dy.Stn. Supdt about > this, he said *“ the P&T people repair this but next day the telephone > booth walas damage the instruments because their earnings are affected”.* > This was before the cell phones era. That is India for you. > > *My note- I find trolleys in Bangalore Cantonment* railway station > locked and kept in platform no1, with the board*- Only for porters*. > These trolleys are similar to ones provided at airports. > > *Unless the railway stations have no over head path with steps to climb > up and down to , the trolleys provided have no benefit to travellers except > in platform No1.* > > Q6 What is the best vitamin A fruit? > > A6 Janbi Behera, Lives in India (2022–present)Tue > > Best Vitamin ‘A' fruits Name are — > > Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an essential role in > maintaining vision, body growth, immune function and reproductive health. > > Fruits that are rich in Vitamin ‘’A '’ ( always prefer ripe fruit) > > *1 — Mango,2 — papaya,3 – apricots,4 — Pink or Red Grapefruit ,5 — > Watermelon* > > *6 — Guava,7 — Tangerine,8 — Nectarine,9 — Passion Fruit,10 — Goji > Berries,11 — peaches* > > Q7 What is the most interesting fact that you know and I don't, > but I should? > > A7 T.M. Gautham,Left Handed & Right Minded Updated 5y > > *You can find fresh water in sea shore.* > > *Sea water has 35000 ppm of salt, while fresh water has less than 100 ppm > of salt.* > > You are standing at beach, in the water. Would you taste the water? > > I’m pretty sure you won’t even try to think of drinking it. You know how > salty it would be. > > But do you know if you start digging the shore, you’ll get fresh water. > Yes, you can drink it. It is a good as water from any fresh water well. > > You can see a lady is digging shore to get fresh water in a sea shore in > the above picture. > > *How the water in the shore is fresh?* > > You know salt water is denser than fresh water. Salt water and fresh water > don’t mix so easily. *Fresh water floats on salt water. *And, the fresh > water tries to move towards sea due to gravity as the altitude decreases as > you move towards sea. *This natural movement of fresh water towards the > sea prevents salt water from entering freshwater coastal aquifers.* > > One more reason is because *the sand in the shore act as a water filter. *Rain > water gets filtered. It is no different from an ordinary sand filter. > Nothing filters the water better than the nature does. Nature always > provides us what we need. We ignore it and go in search of artificial > things. > > Even you can try using sand as a filter in your home.Trust me. Nature > Works. > > Q8 Why is the Delhi Metro not able to increase its speed? > > A8 Rahul Mahto, Lives in New Delhi Updated 4y > > *The trains in Delhi metro are capable of running at much higher speeds > than they do*. But it is not wise to do so because of these reasons: > > Metro stations in Delhi are located very close to each other. So, the > trains need to stop frequently. Applying brakes so frequently would cause a > lot of power loss. *Also, most of the travellers stand inside these > trains. Braking at high speeds would cause discomfort and even injuries to > the passengers*. > > In Delhi metro there is only one track for each direction in all routes. > Over 20 lakh people travel using Delhi metro daily. To accommodate so many > passengers there are several trains running in both directions at the same > time. *Running so many trains at much higher speeds on only one track is > not practical with so many stoppages.* > > A lot of infrastructure is built very close to metro tracks in Delhi. > Running trains at higher speeds would cause tremors in land surrounding the > tracks. This would cause damage to buildings nearby. > > Q9 Is the IRCTC website a boon or bane? > > A9 Sumit Das, Words are Wind Updated 8y > > Make no mistake. *IRCTC is a huge boon*. The site is rather flawed but > any day I would prefer waiting 15 mins to book a ticket on it sitting on my > comfortable chair in my air-conditioned office than something like this(*queue > in the counter)* > > The time taken to stand in this queue can be anything from *30 mins to 1 > and a half hour*. I much prefer staying at my home banging my head > against the keyboard, cursing IRCTC than standing in this queue, engulfed > in the smell consisting of different varieties of sweat including my own > and other not-so-good intestinal releases. No Sir, I will rather have my > room and the occasional bump on my head. > > If we compare the two processes then the process involving standing in a > line can be shown in the following manner > > ****Total time taken:- Anything from 2 hour to 24 hours.* > > And the IRCTC method can be shown as > > Total time taken :- 10 mins to 1 hour > > In this whole analysis, I haven't even considered the case where you might > need a Tatkal ticket. If you prefer the ancient method, you will see scenes > like this at the Tatkal ticket counter at 12 am in the night. This is for > the counter which will open only at 10 in the morning. > > ***This is because only the first two persons in a line can be assured of > getting a ticket*. I have once "stood" in such a line from 10 in the > night till 3 in the morning after which my brother took over. *Since then > I prefer travelling by air in such circumstances even if it eats into a > major chunk of my salary.* > > Admittedly, IRCTC is a pain as well when Tatkal tickets are concerned. You > need magic of some advanced order to get a Tatkal ticket from it. *But > comparing the two methods is like comparing death by lethal injection to > being hanged, drawn and quartered.* > > IRCTC is much maligned because it hasn't kept up with the age of the > internet where every kind of information is available in a matter of > seconds. Our cinema tickets are booked in a couple of minutes in which time > the best hope from IRCTC can be a faint promise that it will open sometime > soon. It makes us wait. And in this age, waiting sucks. > > Still, given the right sense of perspective, there is no doubt in my mind > that IRCTC is indeed a blessing. > > *My note- There are exaggerations marked XX. I* have booked tickets from > New Delhi railway station. *Token is given and called with in 20-30 > minutes maximum*. > > Thatkal booking has come almost like ordinary booking since railway has > allotted 30% of tickets under thatkal. Only thing higher payment has to be > made. > > However in some routes what the person answered is correct. > > Q10 Can a diabetic patient take jaggery instead of sugar? > > A10 Dr. Shruti Jaiswal, Faculty at CDSIMER (2022–present)Dec 19 > > While Jaggery definitely has a lot of health benefits over sugar like > > Aiding in digestion- Throwing out toxins from the liver- Purifying > the blood and fighting infections etc > > Its a misconception that jaggery does not raise blood sugar as much as > sugar > > Infact Jaggery has a higher glycemic index or the ability to cause blood > sugar increase than same quantity of sugar > > Q11 Can you share an interesting plant that bears fruit? > > A11 The Secret Garden of Pets,Answered by Victoria Ng Dec 10 > > *Dragon fruits are from the cacti family, but so delicious and sweet*. > They grow on stems and branches of the plant. Their flowers are gorgeous > also and its fruits are desirable. *Can eat them straight fresh or in > desserts.* > > *My note- In supermarkets the fruit is available in Chennai, the cost is > prohibitive.* > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 25-12- 2022.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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