Friday 30 December 2016

World's Tourist spots:Incedible Globe

Angkor Thom:

Angkor Thom was established as the capital of Jayavarman VII's empire, and was the centre of his massive building programme. One inscription found in the city refers to Jayavarman as the groom and the city as his bride.
Angkor Thom seems not to be the first Khmer capital on the site, however. Yasodharapura, dating from three centuries earlier, was centred slightly further northwest, and Angkor Thom overlapped parts of it. The most notable earlier temples within the city are the former state temple of Baphuon, and Phimeanakas, which was incorporated into the Royal Palace. The Khmers did not draw any clear distinctions between Angkor Thom and Yashodharapura: even in the fourteenth century an inscription used the earlier name. The name of Angkor Thom—great city—was in use from the 16th century.
The last temple known to have been constructed in Angkor Thom was Mangalartha, which was dedicated in 1295. Thereafter the existing structures continued to be modified from time to time, but any new creations were in perishable materials and have not survived.
The Ayutthaya Kingdom, led by King Borommarachathirat II, sacked Angkor Thom, forcing the Khmers under Ponhea Yat to relocate their capital southeast.
Angkor Thom was abandoned some time prior to 1609, when an early western visitor wrote of an uninhabited city, "as fantastic as the Atlantis of Plato". It is believed to have sustained a population of 80,000–150,000 people.

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Tamil nadu:

Bellikkal:-

Bellikkal is a small village in the south of Sigur Plateau in Tamil Nadu. It is one of those places that are often frequented by the free spirited individuals. Blessed with unspoilt nature’s beauty, Bellikkal is the destination where one can sit back, relax and contemplate the surroundings. An ideal place with those with artistic bent of mind as this place can offer inspiration for their work. Quiet and beautiful are the two words that best describe Bellikkal.



 

Hemis, Jammu & Kashmir: The snow leopard’s home

 Hemis lesser known place in Himalayas

 

One of the less talked about places in the Jammu and Kashmir map, Hemis is a beautiful place surrounded by snow capped ranges all around. Pay a visit to the Hemis Gompa or the Hemis National Park, which is home to the snow leopard. Let your camera have some fun here!
May-June is the best time to visit Hemis. Temperatures in winter can fall as low as -30 degrees Centigrade.

 

 

 


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Wednesday 28 December 2016

USA DAILY NEWS

Series of earthquakes hits near California-Nevada border:

 

A series of moderate earthquakes rocked the Nevada-California border, shaking residents in both states but producing no reports of major damage or injury.
The first temblor, with a magnitude of 5.7, occurred at 12:22 a.m. PST near Hawthorne, Nev. It was followed by a second 5.7 quake and then more than 100 aftershocks.
Light shaking was felt as far away as South Lake Tahoe, Fresno, Visalia and Merced.
The U.S. Geological Survey said most of the responses to its “Did You Feel It?” website came from the Central Valley and Sierras. But residents reported they felt the quakes as far west as San Francisco and as far south as Bakersfield.
On social media, those near the first quake reported a sharp jolt. The epicenter was in a fairly remote, scarcely populated area of Nevada away from larger population centers in Reno and Lake Tahoe. Hawthorne has a population of about 3,300.
Hours later, temblors continued near Hawthorne, with four quakes between magnitude 2.8 and 4 occurring after 4 a.m. A 3.5 quake was reported at 6:45 a.m.
The California Office of Emergency Services said it was assessing the situation, but there were no reports of serious injuries or damage.
According to the USGS, the 5.7 quake's epicenter was 56 miles from Gardnerville Ranchos, Nev., 69 miles from South Lake Tahoe, Calif., 70 miles from Carson City, Nev., and 84 miles from Fernley, Nev.
Seismologist Lucy Jones said on Twitter that multiple quakes like Wednesday morning’s are not uncommon in the region. She noted that in 1980, Mammoth Lakes experienced several quakes in the magnitude 6 range in one day. That swarm of quakes, which lasted several days, became the subject of much research.
In the last 10 days, there have been eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
Another significant earthquake shook northwest California earlier this month. On Dec. 6, a magnitude 6.5 quake occurred off the coast of Eureka. That quake caused no damage.

 

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