CULTURAL QA 01202424 Q1 Do you think there was a Hindu temple at the site of the Qutb Minar?
KR India Today has accessed an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report from 1871-72 that unearthed evidence of the mosque on the Qutub Minar complex having been built at the site of Hindu temples. Former ASI director Dr Amrendra Nath corroborated the findings of the ASI report and said the information presented in the report is “completely true”. lThe Qutub Minar controversy, similar to the current Gyanvapi mosque row, erupted after ASI’s ex-regional director Dharamveer Sharma claimed that the Qutub Minar was constructed by Hindu emperor Raja Vikramaditya and not by Qutb al-Din Aibak, to study the direction of the sun.b (25/5/22 as stated “think”) KR IRS 25124 On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 at 19:51, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > *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. Gopala krishnan, on 25-01-2024* > > *Q1 Do you think there was a Hindu temple at the site of the > Qutb Minar?* > > *A1 Shaunak Bhattacharjeee, Software Engineer | Traveller | > Foodie Mon* > > *I visited the Qutb Minar during my Delhi trip last year** and I was a > little surprised to see a few things inside the Qutb 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, 800 years ago was a > remarkable feat. While I was impressed seeing the tower structure, the > ruins surrounding the Minar made me wonder about a few things.* > > *Does the above architecture look familiar to you? Often we see similar > structures in Hindu temples that were built centuries ago. This thing is > located within the same complex as the Qutb Minar, hardly 10 metres away > from the minaret. Look at the designs on the pillar. They don't look like > Islamic architecture. Instead, you see the same kind of thing on the > pillars of old Hindu temples.* > > *The surrounding area can be seen in ruins. It appears as if something was > there but has been broken down**. However, it couldn't be damaged fully > as the structure that remains behind still gives a glimpse of the long-lost > history to the visitors. The place looks very similar to the Udaygiri Caves > in Odisha.* > > *Then of course, the presence of the Iron Pillar in the same place as the > Qutb Minar raises a few questions in my mind. Why would the emperor of the > Delhi Sultanate construct the Qutb Minar in the same place where the Iron > Pillar constructed by a Hindu ruler with inscriptions related to Hinduism > already existed?* > > *Could it be there was something else already there? The Iron Pillar is > 1,600 years old and there could be some structure that was there previously > inside which this Iron Pillar was present. But in the 13th century AD, the > walls of the previous structure were damaged and pulled down, the evidence > of which can be seen in the ruins but since the Iron Pillar weighs over > 6,000 kilograms and more than a metre of it is buried below the ground, it > was not possible to move in. Hence they might have left it as it was and > constructed the Qutb Minar nearby. That's just my speculation. If you visit > the Qutb Minar and see the ancient ruins, you might think of the same > questions as I did.* > > *Q2 What is the funniest, shortest and best joke ever?* > > *A2 Smita Tiwari, Author of the novel, Kabir An Inward > Journey...16h* > > *Why did caveman draw pictures of the hippopotamus and rhinoceroses on > their wall? → Because they 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, no sea:)* > > *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? I haven’t told > you what’s wrong with me yet….DOCTOR: I could tell as soon as you walked in > through the window.* > > *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 joke of all time?* > > *A3 Marek Čtrnáct,Translator From EnglishDec 21* > > *Well, I know a few, though we tend to end up as a butt of them…* > > *A man goes to horse races, wanting to place a bet. As he is walking along > the stalls, he sees a Catholic priest standing by a horse, blessing it.* > > * “You know,” he thinks, “this could mean something. I’ll place my bet on > that horse.” He does, and the horse wins. The man packs the money.* > > *For several more weeks, the man goes to the horse races and watches for > the priest. The priest always blesses a horse, the man always bets on 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 the spot.* > > *The man is pretty angry about it. He finds the priest in the crowd and > says: “Hey, what happened? You always bless a horse, and it always wins, > why did this one die?”* > > *The priest asks: “Are you 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 the last rites.”* > > *And another one:* > > *An atheist is rowing a boat on the Loch Ness, when suddenly the Loch Ness > monster appears from the water. It breaks his boat and as he is treading > 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 on him, and the > voice of God says: “Oh? I thought you don’t believe in me?”* > > * “Oh, come on,” grumbles the atheist, “a minute ago, I didn’t believe in > the Loch Ness monster, either!”* > > * (Which goes to show that we can change our minds — but we need evidence > to do so.)* > > *EDIT: Remembered another one:* > > *A very devout, modest man was living next to an atheist.** This man was > always on his knees, praying, while his neighbor never even looked at the > nearby church. Despite that, the atheist didn’t have a bad life: he had a > good job, a pretty young wife and two healthy children, while the devout > man was toiling in a hard job, his wife was getting fat, and his children > were always in some trouble at school.* > > *One day, as he was kneeling in prayer, he raised his eyes to the skies, > and said: “God! I keep worshipping you every day, I ask your advice with > all my problems, I confess all my sins to you. And yet, my neighbor, who > doesn’t believe in you and certainly doesn’t pray, looks like he is blessed > with luck, while I am poor and I suffer more 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 Ronald Butler, Oct 24* > > *The nuns in a nunnery have had a celebratory party, and when it’s over, > there are quite a few food leftovers. One of the nuns decides to offer the > leftovers to the workers on a nearby construction site, so she gathers them > in a hand-basket covered with a cloth and makes her way to the site.* > > *Before handing the food over, she decides to ask the workers 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, then shouts 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 of Ayodhya look South Indian? > Why was such idol designed because mostly the idols of Rama are somewhat > different across North India?* > > *A5 Anil Roongta, Former Member at Consumer Court Wed* > > *The 51-inch idol was sculpted using Krishna Shila stone, which is common > in the districts of HD Kote and Mysore.** This stone, which has a black > look and is named "krishnashila" because it is the same colour as that of > Lord Krishna. Since calcite makes up the majority of the stone, sculptors > can easily sculpt complicated patterns with it.* > > *Renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj, was instrumental in making the statue of > Ram Lalla for the Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration event. The 200-kg idol > depicts Lord Ram as a five-year-old youngster standing and grinning gently. > This awe-inspiring work of art was created using Krishna Shila stone , > which has some significant qualities.* > > *The stone is 2.5 billion years old," said HS Venkatesh, Director of the > National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM), Bengaluru.* *“The rock is > highly durable and resistant to climatic variation and will sustain > thousands of years in this subtropical zone with minimum maintenance," > added Venkatesh.* > > *Ram Lalla's idol is made more visually appealing by the use of Krishna > Shila stone, which also draws attention to the rich artistic legacy of > Karnataka. For those who are unaware, Mysore has also been the epicenter of > Krishna Shila stone carving because of the abundance of stone deposits that > are found in the vicinity of the city* > > *The use of such an ancient and resilient material ensures that the idol > can withstand the test of time** in the subtropical climate of Ayodhya. > Granitic rocks, like the black granite used for the Ram Lalla idol, > typically form when molten lava cools down after the Earth's formation.* > > *It’s also said that the dark form of Lord Ram has been described in > Maharishi Valmiki's Ramayana**, hence we worship Ramji in the dark form > only. This is the reason why the idol of Ramlala installed in Ayodhya Ram > temple is made of black stone.* > > *And there should not be a debate about it being South Indian or North > Indian**. Ram lalla belongs to everyone 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. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/423880494.446789.1706192461570%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/423880494.446789.1706192461570%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqYJud48-csZEYarwksDHCVA5nWARrzJQixGd5v2YTZtg%40mail.gmail.com.
