Friday 26 July 2019

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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4 comments:

  1. Harsh,that rocks straight in the face. Small correction. Kashipatnam has Ganesh from front, Hanuman from side.

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    1. Thanks NKP. Correction done. You sure rock buddy!

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  2. Comprehensive though tricky

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