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PM Modi presents various cultural treasures to  Vietnamese President To Lam

PM Modi presents various cultural treasures to Vietnamese President To Lam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday presented a carefully curated selection of gifts — reflecting the country`s rich spiritual, artistic and cultural traditions — to Vietnamese President To Lam during his three-day visit to India.  The gifts included the specially developed Namoh 108 lotus, a handcrafted brass Buddha sculpture with a Bodhi tree motif, and exquisite silk fabric from Varanasi. Each item carried deep symbolic and cultural significance, showcasing India`s heritage and craftsmanship. Among the most distinctive gifts was the Namoh 108 lotus, a unique variety of India`s national flower developed by the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) in Uttar Pradesh`s Lucknow. The flower is considered significant not only botanically but also spiritually, as it acts as a “living bridge” between India`s ancient traditions and modern scientific achievement. The lotus was specially developed with exactly 108 petals, a number considered sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The number 108 is associated with meditation malas, sacred sites across the Indian subcontinent and several cosmic calculations in Vedic traditions, making the flower a representation of spiritual completeness …

Giant Horned Dinosaur Fossils Rediscovered in Egypt, WWII Lost Treasures

Giant Horned Dinosaur Fossils Rediscovered in Egypt, WWII Lost Treasures

Fossil evidence of a massive horned dinosaur has been rediscovered through previously unseen photographs of remains destroyed during World War II. The dinosaur, named Tameryraptor markgrafi, lived approximately 95 million years ago in what is now Egypt. Spanning an estimated length of 33 feet, the species is considered one of the largest known terrestrial predators. The fossils were initially unearthed in 1914 in Egypt’s Bahariya Oasis and housed in Germany before being lost in a wartime bombing. Revelation Through Archived Images According to the study published in PLOS One, the fossils had been mistakenly classified as belonging to the Carcharodontosaurus group. Newly discovered photographs, stored in the Huene Archive at the University of Tübingen, revealed features such as a prominent horn and an enlarged braincase, differentiating the specimen from others in the group. Maximilian Kellermann, a doctoral student at the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology, noted the significant distinctions upon reviewing the photographs. Speaking to Live Science, he expressed initial confusion, followed by excitement as the differences became apparent. Historical Context and Classification …

16th-Century Royal Burial Treasures Found in Lithuania’s Vilnius Cathedral

16th-Century Royal Burial Treasures Found in Lithuania’s Vilnius Cathedral

A remarkable discovery has been made in Lithuania’s Vilnius Cathedral, where 16th-century royal burial regalia were recovered after being concealed for nearly a century. The artefacts, including crowns, rings, chains, a sceptre, and coffin plaques, had been hidden in a crypt at the start of World War II. These treasures, once belonging to significant figures from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, provide insight into the era’s historical and cultural importance. Discovery Details and Historical Context According to a press release from the Vilnius Archdiocese, as reported by Live Science, the regalia were discovered on December 16, 2024, by a team of experts using an endoscopic camera to examine the cathedral’s underground chambers. The items, originally unearthed during restoration work in 1931 after a flood exposed royal sarcophagi, were hidden in 1939 for safekeeping. They include burial ornaments tied to Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland, along with two queens, Elisabeth of Austria and Barbara Radziwiłł. These families played a crucial role during the Polish Renaissance. Mykolas …

Priyanka Chopra shows a cute gift from Anushka Sharma that she still treasures | Bollywood

Sep 18, 2024 03:12 PM IST Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram Stories to share what Anushka Sharma gifted her which she still loves to wear. Priyanka Chopra and Anushka Sharma continue to be great friends, after having starred in Zoya Akhtar’s 2015 film Dil Dhadakne Do. On Wednesday, Priyanka took to her Instagram Stories to share that she still ‘loves’ a Chacha Chaudhary t-shirt that was gifted to her by Anushka years ago. (Also read: Priyanka Chopra reveals the secret behind her ‘namaste’ pose during Miss World: ‘I was desperately trying to…’) Priyanka Chopra and Anushka Sharma worked together on Dil Dhadakne Do. Priyanka thanks Anushka Priyanka shared a mirror selfie wearing the black t-shirt, which had the prints of Chacha Chaudhary’s expressions on it. She completed the look with grey sweatpants. In the caption, she wrote: “Still love my @chachachaudhary_official t-shirt (heart eyes emoticon) thx @anushkasharma.” Priyanka via Instagram Stories. For the unversed, Chacha Chaudhary is a popular Indian comic book series, created by cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma. It was created in 1971 …