Jallikattu–Bull Taming Sport in India
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2012
Jallikattu or Manju Virattu is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu, India as a part of Pongal celebrations usually on the second and th...
Gate Tower Building With a Highway Through it
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 17, 2012
One of the most curious building in Japan is the Gate Tower Building in Osaka, Japan. The 5th, 6th and 7th floors of this 16-story office bu...
Sagaki Keita Recreates Classic Painting With Cartoon Doodles
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 17, 2012
From a distance, these look like normal sketches of classic paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but a closer look reveals thes...
Hospitalis, The Hospital Themed Restaurant in Riga
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 16, 2012
Hositalis is a bizarre hospital themed restaurant in Riga, Latvia, where patrons eat amongst operating tables, medical equipment and other h...
The Colorful Cliff-Side Town of Manarola
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 16, 2012
Manarola is a small fishing town in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy, that spills down a ravine to the wild and rugged coa...
Hanging Temple in Mount Hengshan, China
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 16, 2012
Located in a canyon at the foot of the Mountain Heng in the province of Shanxi, China, the Hanging Temple or Hanging Monastery is a rare pie...
Seagaia Ocean Dome: An Artificial Beach in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 15, 2012
Artificial beaches are gaining popularity all over the world. We can see them in Monaco, Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin, Rotterdam, Toronto and o...
Naqsh-i Rustam: Colossal Tombs of Persian Kings
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2012
About 12 km northwest of the Iranian city of Persepolis, lies a rocky hill. Engraved on the almost perpendicular façade of the hill, at a co...
Sokushinbutsu: The Bizarre Practice of Self Mummification
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2012
Scattered throughout Northern Japan around the Yamagata Prefecture are two dozen mummified Japanese monks known as Sokushinbutsu, who caused...
The Cage Dogs of Hong Kong, by Brian Cassey
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2012
Hong Kong – home to some 7 million people - is acknowledged as one of the world’s richest cities, with exorbitant luxury property and more L...
