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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