Salina Turda: An Underground Theme Park in a Salt Mine
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2014
Salina Turda is an old salt mine located deep underground in the town of Turda in Romania. Salt was first extracted here during the antiquit...
Yareta, The 3,000 Years Old Plant
Kaushik Patowary
May 26, 2014
These rocks on the highlands of the Andes looks like they are covered with moss. Actually, they are a type of flowing plant known as Yareta ...
The Minaret of Jam, Afghanistan
Kaushik Patowary
May 23, 2014
The Minaret of Jam is located in Afghanistan’s Shahrak district on the banks of Hari river at a place where it meets river Jam around 215 km...
Vertigo Inducing Selfies by Russian Photographer
Kaushik Patowary
May 23, 2014
Nineteen year old Russian daredevil Alexander Remnev and his group of thrill-seekers like to hang out from the top of tall buildings, quite...
The Great Serpent Mound of Southwest Ohio
Kaushik Patowary
May 22, 2014
The Great Serpent Mound is a prehistoric effigy earthwork of a serpent uncoiling located on a wedge-shaped, slightly convex ridge in the rol...
Horse Drawn Trams of Victor Harbor
Kaushik Patowary
May 21, 2014
The town of Victor Harbor is located on the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about 80 km south of Adelaide, in South Australia. Victor Harbo...
Parade of Skeletons at the Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2014
The Gallery of Comparative Anatomy and Paleontology, one of the many components of the National Museum of Natural History, holds one of the ...
Intricate Mud Paintings on School Walls in India
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2014
Each year, in the remote village of Sujata in one of India’s poorest states Bihar, the Niranjana Public Welfare School organizes the Wall A...
Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival in Yasothon, Thailand
Kaushik Patowary
May 15, 2014
Bun Bang Fai, or the rocket festival, is a merit-making ceremony traditionally practiced by ethnic Lao people throughout much of northeast T...
Fordite: A Jewel Made From Layers of Old Car Paint
Kaushik Patowary
May 14, 2014
Fordite, also known as Detroit agate, comes in bright colors and psychedelic swirls, and are often crafted into eye-catching jewelry. But fo...
