India

Farah Zaki | Posted on August 19, 2020 |

The Padmanabhaswamy temple was constructed around the 16th Century by the kings who ruled over the kingdom of Travancore. According…

Curiosmos | Posted on June 20, 2020 |

A bright metallic meteorite survived the journey through Earth’s atmosphere and crashed into the planet in Rajasthan, India, leaving bystanders…

Curiosmos | Posted on July 23, 2019 |

There are so many ancient temples built across the world, it’s nearly impossible to pick out a handful of them….

Curiosmos | Posted on May 25, 2019 |

There’s a fascinating stepwell in India known as Rani ki Vav, and it is one of the most intricate stepwells…

Curiosmos | Posted on May 6, 2019 |

Starting around the second century BC, in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India, the ancients decided to create a series of rock-cut…

Curiosmos | Posted on April 2, 2019 |

The Konark Sun Temple (believed to have been built during the 13th-century CE) is a massive stone-built temple in the shape of…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on March 11, 2019 |

There’s a door inside the Padmanabhaswamy Temple without any bolts, latches, and no visible means of entry. Legends say it…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on March 8, 2019 |

Innumerable ancient sites around the globe wake a particular interest in people. Some are mind-bending because of their size, some…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on March 8, 2019 |

The construction of only ONE temple required removing three million cubic feet of stone, weighing more than 200,000 tons. Located…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on March 2, 2019 |

The discovery of countless rock carvings believed to be tens of thousands of years old in India has caused excitement…