The temple of the Tooth is a UNESCOworld heritage site situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The monument is actually a Buddhist worship place which is also famous as the temple of the sacred tooth. The legend associated with the temple is the holy tooth of Buddha that was secretly brought to Sri Lanka in 313 AD, hidden in the hair of Princess Hemamali who fled the Hindu armies besieging her father’s kingdom in India.
Temple of the sacred tooth - Image: Buddhika Ranchagoda
The visitors come to attend the rituals that are performed three times daily: at dawn, at noon and in the evenings. The temple is decorated with richly carved and embellished with inlaid woods, ivory, and lacquer. The relic of the tooth is kept in a two-story inner shrine fronted by two large elephant tusks. The tooth is preserved on a solid gold lotus flower, encased in jeweled caskets that sit on a throne.
Buddha Statue placed at the temple of the Tooth ( Image: LeszekZadlo )
The temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka is surrounded by an artificial lake which is known as Kiri Muhuda and its holy water is believed to contain healing powers and is distributed among those present.
The brides of the Eastern countries of the lovely planet, especially from Asia are famous around the world for their fascinating and traditional bridal.
Here are some outlandish images of the traditional eastern brides for you;
1- An alluring image of the Bangali bride – Bangladesh
An alluring image of the Bangali bride - Image: banglaguy 1
2- A glamorous Pakistani bride - Pakistan
A glamorous Pakistani bride - Image: be_u_ti_ful_pari
3- A striking image of Malay bride - Malaysia
A striking image of Malay bride - Adam Blicharski
4- An enticing Thai bride – Thailand
An enticing Thai bride - Image: Javier Ortega Figueiral
5- A captivating photo of a Nepalese bride – Nepal
A captivating photo of a Nepalese bride - Image: pgpdesign (paul)
6- A charming Srilankan bride – Sri Lanka
A charming Srilankan bride - Image: Rubi Borgohain
7- A mesmerizing Indian bride – India
A mesmerizing Indian bride - Image by emmasaunders
8- An attractive Indonesian bride – Indonesia
An attractive Indonesian bride - Image: Elaf Bint Fahad Bin Abdulaziz
9- A Persian bride showing ravishing Hannah – Iran
A Persian bride showing ravishing Hannah - Image: Darcy Vasudev
The only remaining population of the Asiatic Lion is fighting for their survival in the Gir Forest National Park of India. This wildlife sanctuary park is a protected area in the Indian state Gujarat located 65 km to the south-east of Junagadhand 60 km to south west of Amreli where the estimated number of the Asiatic Lion is 410. Apart from this rare big cat of India, this national park is also home of many other mammal species, reptiles and birds.The historic figures suggest that the Asiatic Lion, the exceptional big cat once lived in the whole Indian Subcontinent,Iran and even in some parts of Italy and Greece.
The Asiatic Lion ( LHG Creative Photography )
The Asiatic Lion is the first cousin of the North African Barbary Lion which is extinct from our lovely planet. They have almost the same features especially, the same belly fold (hidden under their manes) as those were observed in the Barbary Lions. The Asiatic lion is biologically known as “Panthera leo persica” and with some other names as the Indian lion, Persian Lion and Eurasian lion. The Asiatic Lions are bit smaller in their sizes as compare to the African Lions but the other qualities are almost same as they are belligerent in their nature and their colors range from reddish-brown to a highly mottled black to sandy cinnamon grey. The adult male Asiatic Lion has the maximum skull length of 340 mm, while that of females is 266–277 mm. They can gain the average weight of 160–190 kg for the males and 110–120 kg for the females .The Asiatic Lion is a very social big cat which loves to live in the groups with an average number of the members from 4 to 5 and these groups are known as “prides”. The Asiatic Lions usually prey deer, antelope, gazelle, wild boar, water buffalo and livestock.
An image of the exotic Asiatic Lioness - Image by Steve - 1.4 Million+ (safe) views - thank you
Before the start of the twentieth century, the Asiatic Lions were brutally hunted and their population was almost eliminated. However after that, with the efforts of the local authorities and the royal family of Junagadh, their area was declared as a protected zone and the current population of the Asiatic Lion is the consequence of those conservation efforts that were carried on for the survival of the Asiatic Lion. The Asiatic Lion has a very slow and complicated breeding rate.
An image of the cute Asiatic lion cubs - Lysvik Photos
The biggest threat to the life of the Asiatic Lion is the rapid human development and the quick habitat loss. The ideal living place for the Asiatic Lion is the open grasslands which are mostly converted into agricultural lands. Although there is a complete ban and restriction upon the hunting of the Asiatic Lion, yet they are poisoned for attacking livestock. Some of the other major threats include floods, fires, and epidemics. Their restricted range makes them especially vulnerable. The local tribes which normally belong to the profession of cattle breeding are also a major threat to the population of the Asiatic Lion. They dislike the attacks on their animal herds and they want to graze their animals in the grasslands.
Asiatic Lion, the exceptional big cat was a popular entity in the ancient Indian Art, Mythology and it appeared as the emblem of the national importance in many countries like India, Sri Lanka and Iran. The Asiatic lion makes repeated appearances in the Bible, most notably as having fought Samson in the Book of Judges. Similarly the symbol of the lion is closely tied to the Persian people.Achaemenid kings were known to carry the symbol of the lion on their thrones and garments.
Women of the Lovely Planet have played the integral part in every sphere of the life of the humans around the globe. Specially in the modern era, they’ve come out strongly from the oppression and discrimination. They have proved themselves as the influential segment of their respective societies through their wisdom, dignity and grace. Today, the women are very actively performing many jobs that were beyond imagination in the past. This is the final part of the women of the lovely planet series and we’ve tried to pay tribute to them by giving them due honor and adoration.
These are the remaining images of the women from different countries of the world ;
131- A working woman from Qatar
A working woman from Qatar
132- A beautiful Romanian woman – Romania
A beautiful Romanian woman (Image: Hilde Bakering-Pilkington)
133- A pretty Russian woman from Moscow – Russia
A pretty Russian woman from Moscow (Image: Ricardo Nuno)
134- A smiling girl from Rwanda
A smiling girl from Rwanda (Image: Alex Motrenko)
135- A native girl of Saint Lucia
A native girl of Saint Lucia (Image: Alan Shipley)
136- A Samoan woman from Samoa
A Samoan woman from Samoa (Photo: Raphael Bick)
137- A graceful lady from San Marino
A graceful lady from San Marino (Image by Bootsman40)
138- A smiling woman of São Tomé and Príncipe
A smiling woman of São Tomé and Príncipe (Image: Andre Pipa)
139- A working woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
A working woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
140- A local girl of Swaziland
A local girl of Sawaziland - By: Alan Shipley
141- A Scottish woman in her traditional costume – Scotland
A Scottish woman in her traditional costume (Image: Martin)
142- A smiling girl from Senegal
A smiling girl from Senegal (Image : Boudewijn Olthof )
143- A woman from Seychelles
A woman from Seychelles (Image: maapu)
144- A native girl of Sierra Leone
A native girl of Sierra Leone (Image by Lindsay Stark)
145- A woman from Singapore wearing hat
A woman from Singapore wearing hat (Image: Sean Lowcay)
146- The Slovak lady from Slovakia
The Slovak lady from Slovakia
147- A woman from Solomon Island
A woman from Solomon Island (Image: Tom Perry)
148- A Somali girl in her traditional dress from Somalia
A Somali girl in traditional dress from Somalia_(Image courtesy: whotalking.com)
149- The typical South African woman – South Africa
The typical South African woman (Image by Stephen Bess)
150- An elegant lady from South Korea
An elegant lady from South Korea (Image: John Arbouw)
151- A woman of South Sudan
A woman of South Sudan (Image by Lindsay Stark)
152- An exotic image of a Spanish girl – Spain
An exotic image of a Spanish girl - Spain (Image: Latina Power)
153- A Serb woman from Serbia
A Serbian Woman ( Image: williewonker )
154- A smiling girl of Sri Lanka
A smiling girl of Sri Lanka (Image by Hana Hettiaratchi Sklenarova)
155- A Sudanese woman – Sudan
A Sudanese woman - Sudan (Image: Marwa Rustam)
156- An indigenous woman of Suriname
An indigenous woman of Suriname (Image: Henk Nijssen)
157- A Swedish girl – Sweden
A Swedish girl - Sweden (Image courtesy:juliana-photography)
158- A Swiss girl from Switzerland
A Swiss girl from Switzerland (Image courtesy: fastfoodforthought)
159- A Syrian woman in her colorful dress – Syria
A Syrian woman in her colorful dress (Image: Alan Shipley)
160- A girl from Taiwan
A girl from Taiwan (Photo: Yueh-Hua Lee)
161- A fabulous girl of Tajikistan
A fabulous girl of Tajikistan (Image by Marusia)
162- A Tanzanian woman from Tanzania
A TANZANIAN GIRL FROM TANZANIA (Image: Eric Lafforgue )
163- A girl of Thailand
A girl of Thailand ( Image : King Of Nor )
164- A local girl from Tonga
A local girl from Tonga ( A U Jay's Image )
165- A Tunisian woman in her traditional attire – Tunisia
A Tunisian woman in her traditional attire (Image by ramiszaki)
166- A beautiful Turkish girl from Turkey
A beautiful Turkish girl from Turkey (Image: Garry Knight)
167- A girl in her traditional costume from Turkmenistan
A girl in her traditional costume from Turkmenistan (Image: dolek flickr)
168- A dancing woman of Tuvalu
A dancing woman of Tuvalu ( A U Jay's Image )
169- A woman from Uganda
A woman from Uganda ( Image: gisela gerson lohman-braun )
170- A woman with all her grace from Ukraine
A woman with all her grace from Ukraine ( Image: dbmmedia )
171- A woman of Uruguay
A woman of Uruguay (Image by Jimmy-Baikovicius )
172- A graceful girl from the USA
A graceful girl from the USA (Image : Sandy Leidholdt)
173- An Uzbek girl from Uzbekistan
An Uzbek girl from Uzbekistan (Image by Alex)
174- A girl of Venezuela in her colorful costume
A girl of Venezuela in her colorful costume (Image : powerfocusfotografie)
175- A girl of Bulgaria
A girl of Bulgaria ( Photo by Vesela )
176- A Vietnamese girl – Vietnam
A Vietnamese girl - Vietnam (Image by Lon&Queta)
177- A girl from Yemen in a lovely dress
A girl from Yemen in a lovely dress (Image : Khalid Alkainaey)
178- A Woman from Yugoslavia in Croatian Costume
A Woman from Yugoslavia in Croatian Costume (Image: Dave G. Houser/Corbis)
Water flows rapidly downwards, drops over the stairs of cliffs and after falling, it splashes and the particles create phenomenal colors of rainbow. This is normally the child of a river and the water passes through many courses over many resistants. We are talking about ” Waterfall ” which is obviously the pearl of the scenic beauty of a mountain zone. In our lovely planet, earth, many types of waterfalls are existing like cascade, multi-step, frozen, block, horsetail and segmented etc.
- Mantokha Waterfall of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Mantokha Waterfall of Gilgit Baltistan ( Image: Huma Imtiaz ) - Pakistan
There is no doubt about the awe-inspiring grace of the waterfalls which has impressed the humans to this extent that they have constructed the models of wterfalls in many buildings for embellishment. Waterfalls have also tremendous benefits for the humans and they are equally good for the biodiversity. Waterfalls provide oxygen to the aqua species and help many water supporting plants to grow fastly. For the generation of hydropower and energy, the waterfalls have exceptional significance. Waterfalls are considered as the metaphor of “Oneness” in the world of spirtuality. Their mind blowing appearance is a fantastic source of meditation and contemplation.
Following are the images of the famous and lovely waterfalls of the lovely planet;
1- Angel Falls in Venezuela : The world’s tallest at 979 metres (3,212 ft)
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest at 979 metres (3,212 ft) Image: Benedict Adam
2- Takakkaw Falls of Canada : 384 metres (1,260 ft) high ( Yoho National Park )
Takakkaw Falls of Canada : 384 metres (1,260 ft) high ( Yoho National Park ) Glenn Gilbert's Image
3- Krimmler Wasserfälle of Austria : At 380 metres (1,250 ft) Austria’s second-tallest waterfall Salzburg
Krimmler Wasserfälle of Austria : At 380 metres (1,250 ft) Austria's second-tallest waterfall Salzburg.Image: thisisbossi
4- Utigardsfossen / Ramnefjellsfossen of Norway : The world’s third tallest at 808 metres (2,651 ft) in Norway
Utigardsfossen / Ramnefjellsfossen : The world's third tallest at 808 metres (2,651 ft) in Norway
5- Yosemite Falls of the United States: At 739 metres (2,425 ft) Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Falls, the fourth tallest waterfall in North America at 739 metres (2,425 ft), is located in Yosemite National Park, United States. A Terry Chay Image
6- Victoria Falls in Africa: The largest waterfall in the world on the Zambezi river on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia
An ariel view of Victoria Falls
7- James Bruce Falls of Canada: The tallest waterfall of North America at 840 metres (2,760 ft)
James Bruce Falls of Canada: The tallest waterfall of North America at 840 metres (2,760 ft) By: Nick DeWolf
8- Niagara Falls of USA & Canada
An image of Niagara Falls by ALdowayan
9- Nohkalikai Falls of India : India’s tallest plunge waterfall in Meghalaya state
Nohkalikai Falls : India's tallest plunge waterfall in Meghalaya state ( Image: Debabrata Deb )
10- Huangguoshu Waterfall of China : The largest waterfall in East Asia
Huangguoshu Waterfall of China : The largest waterfall in East Asia
11- Detian – Ban Gioc Falls between the Chinese and Vietnamese border
Detian - Ban Gioc Falls between the Chinese and Vietnamese border ( knees_n_elbows Image )
12- Shir-Abad Waterfall of Iran: Golestan Province, Iran.
