CULTURAL QA 01-2024-24 All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 25-01-2024.
Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted by R. Gopalakrishnan, on 25-01-2024 Q1 Do you think there was a Hindutemple at the site of the Qutb Minar? A1 ShaunakBhattacharjeee, Software Engineer | Traveller | Foodie Mon I visited the QutbMinar during my Delhi trip last year and I was a little surprised to see a few things inside theQutb Minar Complex. Of course, Qutb Minar in itself is an engineering Marvel.To build a 72-metre tall tower with such intricate architecture, that too, 800years ago was a remarkable feat. While I was impressed seeing thetower structure, the ruins surrounding the Minar made me wonder about a fewthings. Does the above architecture look familiar to you? Often wesee similar structures in Hindu temples that were built centuries ago. Thisthing is located within the same complex as the Qutb Minar, hardly 10 metres away from theminaret. Look at the designs on the pillar. They don't look like Islamicarchitecture. Instead, you see the same kind of thing on the pillars ofold Hindu temples. The surrounding areacan be seen in ruins. It appears as if something was there but has been brokendown. However, itcouldn't be damaged fully as the structure that remains behind still gives aglimpse of the long-lost history to the visitors. The place looks very similar to the Udaygiri Caves inOdisha. Then of course, the presence of the Iron Pillar in the sameplace as the Qutb Minar raises a few questions in my mind. Why would the emperor of the Delhi Sultanate construct the Qutb Minarin the same place where the Iron Pillar constructed by a Hindu ruler withinscriptions related to Hinduism already existed? Could it be there was something else already there? The IronPillar is 1,600 years old and there could be some structure that was therepreviously inside which this Iron Pillar was present. But in the 13th centuryAD, the walls of the previous structure were damaged and pulled down, theevidence of which can be seen in the ruins but since the Iron Pillar weighs over 6,000 kilograms andmore than a metre of it is buried below the ground, it was not possible to movein. Hence they might have left it as it was and constructed the QutbMinar nearby. That's justmy speculation. If you visit the Qutb Minar and see the ancientruins, you might think of the same questions as I did. Q2 What is the funniest, shortest andbest joke ever? A2 SmitaTiwari, Author of the novel, Kabir An Inward Journey...16h Why did caveman draw pictures of the hippopotamus andrhinoceroses on their wall? → Becausethey couldn’t spell the animals’ names:) What do you call two spiders that just got married →Newlywebs:) What did the beach say when the tide came in→ Long time, nosea:) How does bees go to school→ On the school buzz:) What two things can you not have for breakfast→ Lunch and dinner:) What do planets read→ Comet books:) DOCTOR: You need new glasses….PATIENT: How do you know? Ihaven’t told you what’s wrong with me yet….DOCTOR: I could tell as soon as you walked in through thewindow. How do you turn a soup into gold→Add 24 carrots How does a mouse feel after a bath→ squeaky clean What is at the end of everything? → The letter g Q3 What is the funniest atheist jokeof all time? A3 MarekČtrnáct,Translator From EnglishDec 21 Well, I know a few, though we tend to end up as a butt ofthem… A man goes to horseraces, wanting to place a bet. As he is walking along the stalls, he sees aCatholic priest standing by a horse, blessing it. “You know,” he thinks,“this could mean something. I’llplace my bet on that horse.” He does, and the horse wins. The man packs themoney. For several more weeks, the man goes to the horse races andwatches for the priest. The priest always blesses a horse, the man always betson it, and the horse wins. Until one day, he places a big bet,and the horse not only doesn’t win — it falls on the track and is dead on thespot. The man is pretty angry about it. He finds the priest in thecrowd and says: “Hey, whathappened? You always bless a horse, and it always wins, why did this one die?” The priest asks: “Areyou Catholic, my son?” “No, I don’t believe in God.” “Well, in that case…see here, there is a tad of difference between a blessing and thelast rites.” And another one: An atheist is rowing a boat on the Loch Ness, when suddenlythe Loch Ness monster appears from the water. It breaks his boat and as he istreading water, it turns towards him, opening its mouth to devour him. The atheist cries:“God! Please! Help me!” Suddenly, the clouds part, the light from heavens shine onhim, and the voice of Godsays: “Oh? I thought you don’t believe in me?” “Oh, come on,”grumbles the atheist, “a minute ago, I didn’t believe in the LochNess monster, either!” (Which goes to showthat we can change our minds — but we need evidence to do so.) EDIT: Remembered anotherone: A very devout, modestman was living next to an atheist. This man was always on his knees, praying, while hisneighbor never even looked at the nearby church. Despite that, the atheist didn’t have a bad life: hehad a good job, a pretty young wife and two healthy children, while the devoutman was toiling in a hard job, his wife was getting fat, and his children werealways in some trouble at school. One day, as he was kneeling in prayer, he raised his eyes tothe skies, and said: “God! I keep worshipping you every day, I ask your advicewith all my problems, I confess all my sins to you. And yet, my neighbor, who doesn’t believe in you andcertainly doesn’t pray, looks like he is blessed with luck, while I am poor and I suffermore and more every day. Why?” And lo, there is a deep, booming voice from the Heavens: “Well, he’s not bothering me all the time!” Q4 Do you know a joke about a nun? A4 RonaldButler, Oct 24 The nuns in a nunnery have had a celebratory party, and whenit’s over, there are quitea few food leftovers. One of the nuns decides to offer the leftovers to the workers on a nearbyconstruction site, so she gathers them in a hand-basket covered with a clothand makes her way to the site. Before handing the food over, she decides to ask theworkers a few religious questions first, so she approaches one and says:“Excuse me, does the name Pontius Pilate mean anything to you?” “Nah,” he says, thenshouts to his mate “Oi Fred, do you know Pontius Pilate?” “No, why?” “His old lady’s here, wants to bring him something to eat.” Q5 Why does the idol of Ramji ofAyodhya look South Indian? Why was such idol designed because mostly the idolsof Rama are somewhat different across North India? A5 AnilRoongta, Former Member at Consumer Court Wed The 51-inch idol wassculpted using Krishna Shila stone, which is common in the districts of HD Koteand Mysore. Thisstone, which has a black look and is named "krishnashila" because itis the same colour as that of Lord Krishna. Since calcite makes up the majority of the stone, sculptorscan easily sculpt complicated patterns with it. Renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj, was instrumental in makingthe statue of Ram Lalla for the Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration event. The 200-kg idol depicts Lord Ramas a five-year-old youngster standing and grinning gently. Thisawe-inspiring work of art was created using Krishna Shila stone , which hassome significant qualities. The stone is 2.5 billion years old," said HSVenkatesh, Director of the National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM),Bengaluru. “The rock is highly durable and resistant to climaticvariation and will sustain thousands of years in this subtropical zone withminimum maintenance," added Venkatesh. Ram Lalla's idol is made more visually appealing by the useof Krishna Shila stone, which also draws attention to the rich artistic legacyof Karnataka. For those who are unaware, Mysore has also been the epicenter ofKrishna Shila stone carving because of the abundance of stone deposits that arefound in the vicinity of the city The use of such anancient and resilient material ensures that the idol can withstand the test oftime in thesubtropical climate of Ayodhya. Granitic rocks, like the black granite used forthe Ram Lalla idol, typically form when molten lava cools down after theEarth's formation. It’s also said thatthe dark form of Lord Ram has been described in Maharishi Valmiki's Ramayana, hence we worship Ramji in the darkform only. This is the reason why the idol of Ramlala installed in Ayodhya Ramtemple is made of black stone. And there should not be a debate about it being SouthIndian or North Indian. Ram lalla belongs toeveryone and there is no north south divide. Jai Shri Ram. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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