Rocks with Human Shapes KBG-22

The 'Mountain Lady' shown in KBG-22 could not be identified by any reader correctly. But many readers sent pictures of similar hill features elsewhere in the world. That triggered further research. It made KBG-22 more interesting.

KBG-22 Answer
Let us first give you the answer to KBG-22. The picture of the mountain lady was taken on NH-44 approx 350 kms south of Hyderabad near Gooty in Andhra Pradesh. The hill feature has such a distinct contour that you can't miss it. Next time you are driving south on Hyderabad-Bangalore stretch of NH-44, do pull over and observe the 'mountain lady'. As we said it is all about the power of observation. Hope Ken Rockwell is listening!

Other Human Shaped Rocks
Inputs from our readers led us to further research. Here is a short list of other rock faces which resemble human or other shapes. Last column mentions the contributors. We are thankful to each one of them for their inputs.

S No.	Name of the Hill	Location	Credits
1.	Mountain Lady	Near Gooty, AP India	Ghumakkad
2.	Sleeping Beauty	Near Coal Mines, Telangana India	Vinay Prasad
3.	Ganesh Rock face from the front and Hanuman from the side	Kashipatnam, Vizag-Araku Road, AP India	NK Potti
4.	Tirumala Hill has face of Tirupati Balaji	Tirumala, AP India	NK Potti
5.	Nandi face	Tiruvannamalai Mountain, TN India	NK Potti
6.	Sleeping Beauty	Harsh Hills, Sikar Rajasthan India	Rashmi Bhargava
7.	Sleeping Lady	Hills near Quetta, Pakistan	Anil Sethi
8.	Sleeping Beauty	Near Joshimath, Uttarakhand India	BC Jayaprakash
9.	Ganesha Face	Pillar Rocks, Kodaikanal India	NK Potti
10.	Toad Rock resembles a giant Toad about to leap	Mt Abu Rajasthan India	Ghumakkad
11.	Duke’s Nose	Lonavala Maharashtra India	Ghumakkad
12.	The Sleeping Giant (11.2 kms long)	Nanabijou, Thunder Bay Ontario Canada	Prof G Worthey, Washington State University

Readers may refer Wikipedia which gives a list of rock formations that resemble human forms. They may also refer a book called "Natural Likeness: Faces and Figures in Nature" by John Mitchell for more information.

Another interesting site worth browsing is maintained by Prof G Worthey of  Washington State University USA. Thanks Prof Worthey for your comprehensive research.

We enjoyed KBG-22 as it added much to our knowledge. Thanks are due to all the contributors mentioned above.

Thanks for staying connected. KBG-23 will come soon straight on your smartphone!

      - Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 26th July 2019

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Mountain Lady KBG-22

"Photography is the power of observation, not application of technology", says Ken Rockwell the outspoken photography blogger. This edition of Kaun Banega Ghumakkad i.e. KBG-22 is centered around power of observation.

We all observe the world around us. We observe the trees, plants, flowers, birds, sky, clouds, people, buildings and so on. Newton observed the falling apple and rest is history. But we commoners are not Newtons. Thank God we are not! Else, poor students of Physics would have been bombarded with millions of theories by now!

We observe objects while sitting or walking in a park, hiking, driving or travelling in a train. Few weeks ago, Ghumakkad had also observed a distant hill feature while driving on a Highway. The hill had a distinct silhouette. With an undulating highway, the hill would vanish from the view and reappear after a while. So, we decided to pull over and take a picture. And what we saw was a 'Mountain Lady'! See the picture below shot by Neeta on her cellphone.

Do you agree with our observation? If yes, do let us know. 

Have you seen similar looking Mountain Lady elsewhere? Do you have a picture? Share it with location details, we will feature it in the next story. This way we will all learn.

Identify the location of the Mountain Lady featured above. Be quick- you may win KBG-22! 
Do you need a clue?

Clue: The Mountain Lady featured above can be seen on NH-44. In India, NH-44 stretches from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Parts of the highway go through hilly tracts shown in the picture. That's a big hint!

Happy hunting!

      -  Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 14th July 2019

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Statue of Equality KBG-21

Indian culture is very rich.
We have had saints and scholars for thousands of years. One such saint has been remembered and honoured recently. 

Located in the southern part of Hyderabad off NH-44, you can't miss the 216 foot tall statue. Made of five metals- Panchloha पाँचलोहा  in Hindi- namely gold, silver, copper, brass and titanium, the monument has been constructed on 34 acres of land. The statue has been made in China. Entire project cost of Rs 1000 crores is being met out of donations.

KBG-21 had two questions.
Q1: Name the statue and its location. Google would have given the answer as was evident from scores of correct responses received. But Google couldn't help answer Q2😟
The picture in KBG-21 showed a monument dedicated to 11th Century Vaishnavaite Saint Bhagwad Ramanuja. The monument is to commemorate 1000th birth anniversary of Shri Ramanuja. The monument has been named as the 'Statue of Equality' to commemorate the contributions made by Sri Ramanuja to bring equality in the society. He was certainly ahead of his times 1000 years ago!

Q2: Share a picture shot by the reader. This was to encourage the readers to visit the monument and to understand the contributions made by Shri Ramanuja to Indian Culture 1000 years ago. This question favoured the readers from Hyderabad. But as you can see, one of the winners came all the way from Rajasthan!

It was heartening to see more than 400 participants online. We had three clear winners. The first winner answered correctly within one minute! All of them have sent the above pictures of the monument taken by them or their family members. Congratulations to all three.

1. A Tejaswini, HR professional, travel enthusiast and portrait painter, Hyderabad
2. Rashmi Bhargava, Home maker and traveller, Sikar Rajasthan
3. SVS Chary, Former Rear Admiral Indian Navy, Traveller, Hyderabad

The monument will be in the news shortly when it gets formally inaugurated. The picture in KBG-21 had been taken from a distance through the bamboo plants.

The monument is becoming a tourist attraction in Hyderabad.

Thanks for your continued participation in KBG series. Stay connected for the next edition of KBG.

    Harsh-the-Ghumakkad/ 14th July 2019

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Name the Statue KBG-21

Ever seen this tall and imposing statue?
Name the statue and its location.
That was the easy part of KBG-21, the 21st edition of Kaun Banega Ghumakkad. It hasn't finished yet.

Clue: Really not required. However, another picture below. Read the caption.

The second part of KBG-21 is to share a picture of the monument taken by you or a picture of the statue with you also in the frame. Photo-shopped pictures will not be considered. Mail the picture to hbindia@gmail.com. This is to encourage you to visit the monument which is unique in many ways. Those readers co-located with the statue, rev up your car or bike to go and take a picture. Fast!

Happy hunting!

     -  Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 11th July 2019/ hbindia@gmail.com

PS: We are grateful to Ramya Sriram for KBG logo design.

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