Unifying divinity?

I came across this picture by Kush Tandon on Flickr. The symbols of three major world religions merged into one sculpture at the entrace of a Hindu temple. Intriguing to find such tolerance and acceptance among people out there on the streets! This is real India!

Picture courtesy: Kush Tandon on Flickr

Visit Kush's photostream to find more such pictures. [Link]

The World's wettest place is the loudest too!

The beautiful hill town of Shillong, in the state of Meghalaya has earned a place into the Guinness Book of World Record. The small town was able to assemble 7.951 drummers from all corners of the state to play a single rythemic pattern en-masse for 5 mins.

For years Cherapunjee has held its place in the Book of Records for being the wettest place on Earth with an average of 11,070 mm rain. And now another distinction for the state. By the way, 'Meghalaya' means 'home of the clouds'.

This new honour may not change the course of history in Meghalaya- the forgotten state in the far east in India, but this a great chance to cash in on all the publicity. The quaint little town is on the global radar today and why not take this opportunity to turn this place into, for example the Seville [Link] of the East, or even Scotland of the east.

This is a great opportunity to renew our energies to support another beautiful part of our country with all the resources we have, and help resolve it's economic hurdles, and natural hurdles.

Here's an idea: Can we help create a repository of all things fascinating about India through independent media channels such as a blog? We can create a wiki-based website where amateur and professional photojournalists and writers can contribute to build a single resourceful web portal on India. Anyone up for it?

BTW, follow the photo story on Shillong's new earned glory on BBC as well. [Link]