Standing tall and proud, India has some of the biggest statues in the world. But, do you know which are the among the tallest?
India is home to some of the tallest statues in the world. Our cities are dotted with statues of freedom fighters, national leaders, gods and goddesses belonging to various religious groups and so on. Many pilgrimage spots have ‘mammoth’ statues of religious deities. Did you know that India is also home to the world’s tallest statue?
Find out which are the tallest statues in the country with this activity.
Statue of Unity: The tallest statue in India and also in the world. It is a monument of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and was completed in 2018. It is located facing the Narmada dam in Gujarat. The statue took 56 months to complete.
Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami: It is a Lord Hanuman statue, located in the Paritala town Near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The Hanuman Swami statue is the world’s tallest Hanuman and it was installed in 2003.
Thiruvalluvar Statue: Located at a small island in the Kanyakumari, at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. The tall stone sculpture is of Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar.
Tathagata Tsal: Buddha Park of Ravangla in South Sikkim is home to the tallest statue of Buddha in India and was constructed between 2006 and 2013.
Dhyana Buddha Statue: Located in Amaravathi, it is the second tallest statue of Buddha in India in sitting posture and is situated on the banks of Krishna river of Andhra Pradesh.
Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche: The Padmasambhava was a sage guru of Buddhism also known as Guru Rinpoche in Northwest India. The statue of Padmasambhava is located on a mountain in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh above Rewalsar Lake.
Shiva of Murudeshwara: The statue is situated in Murudeshwara town of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. It is the second tallest statue of Shiva in the world, the first is the Kailashnath Mahadev Statue in Nepal.
Adiyogi Shiva Statue: Located in Coimbatore, it is the largest bust sculpture in the world and also largest and tallest face in the world.
As the name suggests, it is the wind that gives sound to the music. Depending on the instrument used, the pitch is either high or low.
A wind instrument uses air as the primary vibrating medium to produce a sound. A column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at or near the end of the resonator.
These instruments are diverse and have been used to make music since prehistoric times. There are two types of wind instruments – woodwind and brass. Woodwind instruments are recorders, flutes, oboes, clarinets saxophones and bassoons, whereas brass instruments are horns, trumpets, trombones, tubas and euphoniums.
In India, the most popular wood instruments are the shehnai and bansuri. Koreans use a reed instrument made of bamboo. It is called piri and emits a sound that is mellower than that of the oboe. On the other hand, Armenians play the duduk, an ancient double reed woodwind flute made of apricot wood.
Now exercise your grey cells and do this crossword.
A quick-fire round of questions to keep you on your toes. Play on…
There’s lots happening around you. How clued in are you to world news? Find out with this quiz.
Splash around and find the meanings to many terms you have only heard of!
With water covering almost 75% of Earth, it is but natural that one should know about different water bodies too. Play this word search and get to know them better.
Get your keen eye ready for this sporting challenge and guess where the ball could be!
Indian sports have been getting a shot in the arm thanks to the different sporting leagues that have come up in the past few years. Below are a few leagues for various sports, and a representative picture.
But here’s the catch: the most important element – the ball/shuttlecock – has been removed. Can you guess its position in each picture?
Indian Super League
Sunil Chhetri of Bengaluru FC team takes the penalty during match 16 of the 7th season of the Hero Indian Super League between Chennaiyin FC and Bengaluru FC held at the GMC Stadium Bambolim, Goa, India on December 4, 2020. Photo: Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for ISL
Indian Premier League
Virat Kohli captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore during match 6 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on September 24, 2020. Photo: Ron Gaunt / Sportzpics for BCCI
Premier Badminton League
Parupalli Kashyap of Mumbai Rockets, who lost to Daren Liew of Hyderabad Hunters, in action during the Premier Badminton League match at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli in Hyderabad on February 2, 2020. Photo: Nagara Gopal
Hockey India League
Kalinga Lancers player Devindar Sunil Walmiki carrying forward an attack during the Hockey India League match against Jaypee Punjab Warriors in Chandigarh on February 18, 2017. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
Pro Volleyball League
Jerome Vinith of Calicut Heroes (right) gives a smash in the match against Ahmedabad Defenders at the RuPay Pro Volleyball League Championship in Kochi, Kerala, on February 13, 2019. Photo: H. Vibhu
A prime number is one that can be divide by itself and 1. Here’s an activity to help you get the hang of it…
A prime number is a numerical number that can be divided, without a remainder, only by itself and by 1. For example, 17 can be divided only by 17 and by 1, whereas 12 can be divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 which mean 12 is not a prime number.
Some facts:
– The only even prime number is 2. All other even numbers can be divided by 2.
– If the sum of a number’s digits is a multiple of 3, that number can be divided by 3.
– No prime number greater than 5 ends in a 5. Any number greater than 5 that ends in a 5 can be divided by 5.
– 0 and 1 are not considered prime numbers.
– A number greater than 1 and is NOT a prime number is known as a composite number.
Is a number prime?
To prove whether a number is a prime number, first, try dividing it by 2, and see if you get a whole number. If you do, it can’t be a prime number. If you don’t get a whole number, next try dividing it by prime numbers: 3, 5, 7, 11 (9 is divisible by 3) and so on, always dividing by a prime number.
Try out the following activity, drag the numbers below the chalkboard to the correct side. Which ones are prime and which aren’t?
Heavy duty vehicles that you often see on a construction site are necessary to move objects. Here’s chance to know them better,
Whether it is excavation, dumping or lifting, construction work involves moving heavy loads. While it is not possible for workers to lift tons of weights, heavy-duty machinery and vehicles provide necessary help. Construction vehicles are essential for all types of construction jobs, regardless of the size and scale. Whether it is the construction of a home building, or a large-scale civil or commercial project, these vehicles are a necessity
Bulldozer
The strongest type of vehicle, it is a tractor with a huge metal blade fitted at the front that is powerful enough to drive a massive magnitude of sand, soil, debris and so on. It has an exceptional grip on the ground and can be easily mobilised even on a patchy terrain.
Excavator
It is the most basic activity that takes place at every construction site. Since it is large-scale, heavy excavation equipment is needed. An excavator consists of a bucket, boom, dipper, and a cab that is located on a rotating platform (house). The house sits on the top of tracked or wheeled undercarriage. Excavators come in many sizes; the smaller ones are called compact excavators or mini excavators.
Dump truck
It is one of the most popular types of construction vehicles and is used to dump debris away from the construction site. It is also used to bring additional construction material to the construction site.
Cranes
They are the most useful construction vehicles. They are composed of pulleys and cables that allow them to lower and lift loads beyond the capabilities of humans. They do not just help in lowering and lifting loads, they also move material horizontally.
Fancy yourself a face reader? Then decipher these expressions and test your memory along the way!
When on the stage, an actor uses his voice and expressions to narrate the story to the audience. Expressions and body language are an intrinsic part of the acting process.
Below are a few expressions. Can you match each to the emotion they represent?
A nature-based quiz on beauties that appear only during the rains.
Each year, the magic touch of the rains awakens the earth. A kaleidoscope of life springs out wherever there is uncovered soil, especially in our forests. This floral show keeps changing from week to week, as if Nature is on a fashion parade of sorts. Naturalists call these short-lived floral displays, the Ephemeral Flush Vegetation. Here’s a puzzle based on these plants. Find out how many you can identify.
As if a tweenager’s life isn’t puzzling enough, my parents bought me an actual puzzle!
Well, we’re almost at the end of January and my parents’ New Year resolution to pull me and the PB out of the digital world and into the ‘real’ world continues. I thought everyone was supposed to quit on their New Year resolutions by the end of January and revert to their old, comfortable ways. But no, trust my parents to decide that this is the resolution they’re going to see through, no matter what. Their diet and exercise plans, of course, got cancelled on January 2, but torturing the kids is something they seem to have no trouble sticking to.
Check out the slider to fund out how they came up with new ways to torment poor ol’ me.