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One farmer from Ayodhya recently offered just 1 mango to Lord Ram. Not gold. Not diamonds. Not a silver crown. Yet the offering received widespread attention across the country.

Farmer Omprakash Singh had planted a few rare Japanese Miyazaki mango saplings barely 2 years ago to see whether they could survive Ayodhya's climate. And yes the trees bore fruit for the FIRST TIME and THE FIRST RIPE MANGO WAS OFFERED TO LORD RAM !
BTW, The Miyazaki variety is among the world's most expensive mangoes. A single fruit is worth nearly ₹1,00,000 and prices have touched ₹2,70,000 per kg in international markets.
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Inspired by his late father’s unfulfilled wish to visit 1001 Vishnu temples, Pandit Sunit Jha of Ajmer instead brought the temples home — collecting rare Shaligrams from Nepal’s Kali Gandaki river.
His house now has 5508 sacred Shaligrams!!
Each day, he spends 5+ hours worshipping these stones, some weighing up to 25 kg and etched with Vishnu’s Dashavatara and Sudarshan Chakra.
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Saudi Arabia imports sand from other countries. Yes... a country that is almost entirely covered by desert buys sand from Australia and Egypt.
Why??
Saudi Arabia has billions of tons of sand. Then why spend millions importing it?
The sand found in deserts is too smooth and rounded after being shaped by winds for thousands of years. It cannot be used to make strong concrete. For skyscrapers, roads and bridges, builders need rough, sharp-edged sand found in riverbeds and quarries.
Hence Saudi, inspite of being one of the world's largest desert nations IMPORTS Sand from Other Countries!!
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Have you ever wondered why Indian trains have a big yellow "X" on the last coach?
It's not decoration. It's not a railway logo. In fact, that simple "X" helps prevent accidents.
When a train passes through a station, railway staff need to know if the entire train has gone by safely. On rare occasions, a coach can get detached and remain on the track. Counting coaches isn't practical when a train is moving fast. So staff look for the yellow "X". If they see it, they know the last coach has passed and the train is complete.
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6 Honda City cars were found stolen and later found abandoned.
Nothing was stolen ...AC, engine, everything was intact except that the Fuel Tank was empty.
When Police investigated and finally tracked him down. He was actually SLEEPING in another Stolen Honda City Car!
And still strange is the reason for his stealing.
He loved sleeping in air-conditioned comfort that he didn't have at home. He stole them because he loved driving at night and sleeping inside them with the AC running. After a night drive, he would park the car by the roadside, switch on the air-conditioner, stretch out on the seat, and sleep
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Shrikant Jichkar was known as the MOST QUALIFIED PERSON in India.
He had an MBBS and MD, LLB and post-graduation in International Law, Masters in Business Administration (DBM and MBA) and in Journalism (B.Journ).

He did his Masters in Public administration, Sociology, Economics, Sanskrit, History, English Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, and Psychology. He got his D. Litt in Sanskrit.
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In 2008, Rajasthan soldier Pooranmal Yadav left his job — not for comfort, but for a cause.
Armed with a yoga degree from Vivekananda Yoga Institute, Bengaluru, he’s travelled across villages, schools, and colleges, connecting over 8 lakh people with yoga.
From Kotputli to Sriganganagar, he’s held thousands of free camps, teaching everyone from children to elders the power of asanas and breath.
Yes… while many practice yoga, he turned it into a mission — village by village, soul by soul.
Italian PM Giogia Meloni dismisses claims by US President Donald Trump that she 'begged' for a photo with him

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancels scheduled US visit over the issue

*Absolute Cinema😂*
I think Andh Dwesh is the reason some folks are more obsessed with having a team in the World Cup than becoming a world leader in digital payments, doubling GDP, growing to Top-6 in world economy, increasing defense exports by 33x times, achieving near-100% rural electrification etc (too many to list). 😃🙏

PS: Yes, there ARE shortcomings/failings and there IS much more to do, but the list of accomplishments since 2014 IS quite large & impressive (though Andh Dweshis are blind to that). 🙏

PPS: Indians are way more into cricket than soccer. In cricket World Cups, India has been putting on a stellar show! 😃
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Photo from Srikanth Matrubai
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Ever seen a crow rubbing ants all over its body? It’s not weird—it’s genius.
Ants release powerful chemicals—natural insecticides, fungicides, and germ-fighters. By letting ants crawl on them or crushing them into their feathers, crows coat themselves with these defensive secretions.
Especially after molting—when crows lose feathers and their skin feels sensitive—this ant ritual works like an avian after-shave, soothing and cleansing.
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At age 51, she returned to school again.

After a gap of more than 30 years, Kajal Sharma of Pune appeared for her Class 10 board exams and scored an impressive 79.8%.
All this while working as a security guard, and simultaneously managing household responsibilities, attended school, studied every day, and even used her lunch breaks to revise lessons.
NASA's Voyager 1 found a “wall of fire" at the edge of our solar system.

When NASA's Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause—the invisible boundary separating our solar system from interstellar space—it encountered a startling "wall of fire."

Rather than the freezing temperatures expected in the deep cosmos, the spacecraft detected a superheated region of plasma with temperatures soaring between 30,000°F and 90,000°F (17,000°C to 50,000°C).

This blazing shield is created as the solar wind collides with the interstellar medium, compressing particles and converting their kinetic energy into extreme heat. Remarkably, despite these mind-boggling temperatures, Voyager 1 was never in danger of melting; because the plasma is incredibly sparse, there were simply too few particles to transfer destructive heat to the spacecraft.

Beyond discovering this superheated plasma, the mission recorded a dramatic drop in solar particles alongside a sharp spike in high-energy galactic cosmic rays, confirming Voyager 1 had officially exited the sun’s protective magnetic bubble. Today, floating more than 15 billion miles from Earth, the aging probe remains humanity’s most distant explorer, continuing to transmit groundbreaking data from the interstellar frontier. This ongoing journey not only highlights the resilience of 1970s technology but also deepens our understanding of the heliosphere, which serves as Earth's crucial first line of defense against lethal deep-space radiation.

source: Stone, E. C., Cummings, A. C., McDonald, F. B., Heikkila, B. C., Lal, N., & Webber, W. R. Voyager 1 Observes Low-Energy Galactic Cosmic Rays in a Region Depleted of Heliospheric Ions. Science, 341(6142), 150-153.
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G Palanivel and MS Paramasivam! These two farmers handed over 2.36 acres of land, worth over Rs 2 crore, to their village panchayat to expand the bus stand
Palanivel's generosity extends further, having previously donated land for a police station and an SC colony. These inspiring farmers remind us that true community spirit paves the way for a brighter future for all
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Shree Ram Bishnoi of Bangalore always searches for traffic jams.

Not to avoid them but because he wants to help people stuck in them!!

Recently, when heavy rains brought Bengaluru traffic to a standstill, Shreeram, checked Google Maps, spotted the worst-hit stretch near Hebbal Flyover, and headed there immediately.
He stood in the rain helping commuters, draining out water, clearing wood logs stuck in water and easing congestion. While most people search for the quickest way home, he searches for places where he can serve.
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Super Vasuki is India’s longest train, proudly holding a Guinness World Record.
Stretching an astonishing 3.5 kilometers with 295 wagons, this steel titan takes nearly an hour just to pass a single station! On each journey, it hauls a jaw-dropping 27,000 tonnes of coal !!!
Hari Mohan Bangur, the managing director of Shree Cement, takes the Common Admission Test (CAT) every year. He does this to assess his _mental alertness and stay sharp_ even though he runs a large company and does not intend to pursue an MBA.
His son also participates in the exam, and Bangur has consistently outscored him!!
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A dead pond that everyone had given up on came back to life in just 24 hours.

When Gurunandan Rao reached Bengaluru's Bikkanahalli Kunte, it was buried under silt, waste, and encroachments. After months of securing permissions and clearing hurdles, his team worked through one night to restore the forgotten water body.

Then the rains arrived. The pond held twice as much water, kingfishers and herons returned, and a lost ecosystem slowly came alive again. Today, Gurunandan's volunteer movement has revived 34 lakes and ponds across Karnataka.
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Photo from Srikanth Matrubai