Interesting,Unusual,Offbeat Places with a story to them

Random · Feb 25th, 2009, 13:11

Hi,
My name's Rohit, and I'm doing some research for a college project about places in India that have something interesting, unique or strange about them. Like the Shani-Shingnapur village in Maharashtra where all houses are without doors. Need to find 15-20 places like this one. Could be roads, temples, tribes,villages...pretty much anything with a fun story, as long as it's not in one of the metros..does anyone know of stuff like this?

snehansu-love2travel · Feb 25th, 2009, 18:10

Great man. Send us a link of your project , it'll be very interesting to read I am sure.

nverma · Feb 25th, 2009, 18:19

u can visit the tarnetaar fair in gujarat , you can see a lot of tribal people who join the fair to select their life partners.

have never been there but have heard a lot about it

Swapnil · Feb 25th, 2009, 19:15

there are many :
1) Chail in Himachal Pradesh : Worlds highest cricket ground .
2) Khardung la Pass : 40 km from Leh in J&K (supposedly)Highest motorable road in world at 18380 feet from MSL.
3)Majuli Island :in Bramhaputra river Assam,largest island in river(area 884 Sq.KM)
4) Rat Temple : Karni Mata Temple, Deshnok, Rajasthan
5) Magnetic hill - Anti Gravity point : 25 km from Leh on Kargil road .
6) Drass : Second coldest inhabitant place in world after Siberia.
7) Kaza :in Spiti , Himachal Pradesh,highest diesel & petrol outlet in the world (supposedly)
8)Kibber : 18 km from Kaza. The highest village in the world which is connected by motorable road ,having electricity & its own polling station during elections.(supposedly)

vinayraj · Apr 7th, 2009, 16:14

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Originally Posted by Random

Hi,
My name's Rohit, and I'm doing some research for a college project about places in India that have something interesting, unique or strange about them. Like the Shani-Shingnapur village in Maharashtra where all houses are without doors. Need to find 15-20 places like this one. Could be roads, temples, tribes,villages...pretty much anything with a fun story, as long as it's not in one of the metros..does anyone know of stuff like this?

Tell me more about this village.

Swapnil · Apr 7th, 2009, 16:28

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Originally Posted by vinayraj

Tell me more about this village.

This might help you ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shani_Shingnapur

FROZZZEN AIR · Apr 7th, 2009, 16:37

hey very interesting....but under which course are you doing this project? just wanted to know...

anyways here is my contribution:

Mohammadpur Umri, a little village near Air Force base of Bamrauli, Allahabad of India is full of Twins. In a population of 600 there are thirty pairs of Twins. This is quite a high number considering that even two pairs would have made the Village unique.Dr.Lalji Singh, Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad accepts thatgenetically this village is a gold mine.A village elder Shafique Miyan recollects that the earliest pair of Twins born was sometimeafter India’spartition in 1947......

http://www.shvoong.com/newspapers/in...village-twins/

delhiwala · Apr 7th, 2009, 17:12

Malna, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, believed to be the oldest republic in World.

Here is a link

Swapnil · Apr 7th, 2009, 17:19

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Originally Posted by delhiwala

Malna, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, believed to be the oldest republic in World.

Here is a link

Hey isn't this the same place which nearly burned out in fire few years ago ?

delhiwala · Apr 7th, 2009, 17:36

Yes ! That was in 2008. But that fire was interpreted as the penalty for their sins (they grew best Cannabis in India) and now the village is on the path to literally weeding out the evil.

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Hey isn't this the same place which nearly burned out in fire few years ago ?

edwardseco · Apr 8th, 2009, 01:45

There was a report here on a temple in Kashmir with a levitating rock..

In the parlour · Apr 8th, 2009, 01:53

There is a temple by a river in southern Karnataka that appears every so often (12 years or something like that). After some period of time, it is buried by shifting sands for another 12 years. I've been there, but can't remember the details.

delhiwala · Apr 8th, 2009, 02:16

Are you referring to Talakad ?

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Originally Posted by In the parlour

There is a temple by a river in southern Karnataka that appears every so often (12 years or something like that). After some period of time, it is buried by shifting sands for another 12 years. I've been there, but can't remember the details.

rajered · Apr 8th, 2009, 02:19

I think the place is Talakad near T Narasipur on the banks of Cauvery where the river takes a bend

RWeHavingFunYet · Apr 8th, 2009, 02:34

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Hey Random Rohit: You're supposed to do your own homework. Are you expecting India Mikers to do your project work?

Here's the story of a God famous for granting visas to the western world and lots of $$$, £££ and €€€ to its devotees.

The Temple Story and The Temple Movie.

Feb 25th, 2009, 13:11	#1
Random Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1	Interesting,Unusual,Offbeat Places with a story to them Hi, My name's Rohit, and I'm doing some research for a college project about places in India that have something interesting, unique or strange about them. Like the Shani-Shingnapur village in Maharashtra where all houses are without doors. Need to find 15-20 places like this one. Could be roads, temples, tribes,villages...pretty much anything with a fun story, as long as it's not in one of the metros..does anyone know of stuff like this?

Feb 25th, 2009, 19:15	#4
Swapnil Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pune ,Maharashtra , INDIA Posts: 1,259	there are many : 1) Chail in Himachal Pradesh : Worlds highest cricket ground . 2) Khardung la Pass : 40 km from Leh in J&K (supposedly)Highest motorable road in world at 18380 feet from MSL. 3)Majuli Island :in Bramhaputra river Assam,largest island in river(area 884 Sq.KM) 4) Rat Temple : Karni Mata Temple, Deshnok, Rajasthan 5) Magnetic hill - Anti Gravity point : 25 km from Leh on Kargil road . 6) Drass : Second coldest inhabitant place in world after Siberia. 7) Kaza :in Spiti , Himachal Pradesh,highest diesel & petrol outlet in the world (supposedly) 8)Kibber : 18 km from Kaza. The highest village in the world which is connected by motorable road ,having electricity & its own polling station during elections.(supposedly) Last edited by Swapnil : Feb 27th, 2009 at 02:42.

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delhiwala IM what IM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indeyah ! Posts: 4,817	Malna, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, believed to be the oldest republic in World. Here is a link __________________ Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone. - The Dhammapada

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In the parlour Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The US Posts: 107	There is a temple by a river in southern Karnataka that appears every so often (12 years or something like that). After some period of time, it is buried by shifting sands for another 12 years. I've been there, but can't remember the details. __________________ It is great to shake off the trammels of the world and public opinion...and to be known by no other title than The Gentleman in the Parlour. -William Hazlitt

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Feb 25th, 2009, 18:10	#2
snehansu-love2travel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 154	Great man. Send us a link of your project , it'll be very interesting to read I am sure.

Feb 25th, 2009, 18:19	#3
nverma Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: pune Posts: 10	u can visit the tarnetaar fair in gujarat , you can see a lot of tribal people who join the fair to select their life partners. have never been there but have heard a lot about it

Apr 7th, 2009, 16:37	#7
FROZZZEN AIR Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 40	hey very interesting....but under which course are you doing this project? just wanted to know... anyways here is my contribution: Mohammadpur Umri, a little village near Air Force base of Bamrauli, Allahabad of India is full of Twins. In a population of 600 there are thirty pairs of Twins. This is quite a high number considering that even two pairs would have made the Village unique.Dr.Lalji Singh, Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad accepts thatgenetically this village is a gold mine.A village elder Shafique Miyan recollects that the earliest pair of Twins born was sometimeafter India’spartition in 1947...... http://www.shvoong.com/newspapers/in...village-twins/

Apr 8th, 2009, 01:45	#11
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,843	There was a report here on a temple in Kashmir with a levitating rock..

Apr 8th, 2009, 02:19	#14
rajered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 1,184	I think the place is Talakad near T Narasipur on the banks of Cauvery where the river takes a bend

Apr 8th, 2009, 02:34	#15
RWeHavingFunYet .. . . . N . o . r . i . k . o . . . .. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 17°25'N, 78°31'E Posts: 233	. . . Hey Random Rohit: You're supposed to do your own homework. Are you expecting India Mikers to do your project work? Here's the story of a God famous for granting visas to the western world and lots of $$$, £££ and €€€ to its devotees. The Temple Story and The Temple Movie.

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