The Sacred Mani Stones of Buddhists
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 4, 2015
There is a particular six-syllable Sanskrit mantra or hymn that’s very sacred among Buddhist. It’s recited as om mani padme hum, which loose...
St John's Eve Bonfire in Alesund
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 4, 2015
The Feast Day of Saint John the Baptist is celebrated all over Europe and parts of the United States and Canada. The Christian holy day was ...
The Giant Sun Mirrors of Rjukan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 3, 2015
Rjukan is a small industrial town in the municipality of Telemark, in Norway, that lies at the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of the mi...
Bous a la Mar: The Spanish Festival of Chasing Bulls to The Sea
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2015
All throughout the year, but particularly during local festivals, a number of bull-related sports and events take place all over Spain. Whil...
Koyashskoye Salt Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2015
Koyashskoye is a salt lake located on the coast of the Kerch Peninsula in Crimea, and separated from the Black Sea by a strip of land. Like ...
Mount Washington: Home of the World's Worst Weather
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 1, 2015
Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, is the highest peak in Northeastern United States and the most prominent mountain east of the Mississipp...
Ferropolis: The City of Iron
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 1, 2015
Near the city of Gräfenhainichen, in Germany, in a former open-cast mine, lie five enormous decommissioned industrial machines. There are bu...
Rouketopolemos: The Easter Rocket War of Vrontados
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 30, 2015
The Greeks like to celebrate Easter with fireworks, but the townsfolk of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios aren’t satisfied with simple...
The Comic Book Route in Brussels
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 29, 2015
The Comic Book Route in Brussels is a path that takes you along several walls and buildings throughout the inner city of Brussels as well as...
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 29, 2015
Being a superhero in New York City is easy. Just walk into the Brooklyn Superhero Supply in Park Slope, 5th Avenue between 5th and 6th stree...
A Fictional Space Exploration Society Made Using Paper
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 26, 2015
Discoverer's Alliance is a whimsical series by paper artist Owen Gildersleeve and photographer Benedict Morgan. Disguised as a document...
The Balloonfest of 1986 in Cleveland
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 26, 2015
In 1986, the United Way of Cleveland in Ohio decided to organize a fundraising event and at the same time break the world record for the mos...
The Roundabouts of Great Britain
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 26, 2015
Kevin Beresford is the President of The United Kingdom Roundabout Appreciation Society, an odd group of people who meet in and around Reddit...
The Enchanted Highway, North Dakota
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 24, 2015
The Enchanted Highway is a 32-mile stretch of highway starting at Exit 72 on Interstate 94, about 20 miles east of Dickinson, in the southwe...
The Buffalo Jumps of North America
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 24, 2015
For thousands of years the natives of North America hunted the bison. These people became entirely dependent on the animal for their livelih...
IJsseloog: A Sludge Storage Tank in the Middle of a Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 23, 2015
IJsseloog, or the “Eye of IJssel”, is an enormous circular pit in the middle of Ketelmeer lake in the mouth of the river IJssel, in the prov...
Coober Pedy: An Australian Town That Lives Underground
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 20, 2015
Coober Pedy is a small town in northern South Australia, 850 kilometers north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. On the surface, the place l...
The Dragon Like Legs of Dong Tao Chicken
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2015
A rare Vietnamese chicken breed called the Dong Tao, prized for its delicious meat, has one of the most thickest legs usually not seen among...
The United Tower in Bahrain Bay Looks Like a Drill Bit
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2015
A dramatically twisting tower is being developed in Bahrain which will house a five-star hotel of the Wyndham Hotel Group scheduled to open ...
Sphere Within Sphere by Arnaldo Pomodoro
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 18, 2015
The Sphere Within Sphere, also known as Sfera con Sfera, is a series of sculptures created by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro depicting an...
