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Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, Croatia
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, Croatia
One of the finest Cemeteries of Europe
See also: FAM (Familiarization) tour of Croatia
Mirogoj Cemetery (Pronounced: Mih – rah – goy) is locted on the northern outskirts of Zagreb and on the foot of the Medvenica Mountains.
Often considered as Europe’s finest cemetery and is a virtual who’s – who of Croatioan history as it contains the graves of many rich and famous Croatian.
Jewish Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta)
Jewish Cemetery
Phoolbagan, Narkeldanga Main Road, Kolkata (Calcutta)
Also See: Kolkata (Calcutta ) Jews
“The synagogue’s members followed a custom ……… of depositing their writing in a special chamber in the synagogue so that they could be disposed of with special rites later. The chamber in which the documents were kept were known by the term ‘Geniza,’ a word that thought to have come into Hebrew from a Persian root, ganj, meaning ‘storehouse’ – a common element in place – names in India and Iran, …. like ‘Ballygunge’ and ‘Daltongunj.'”
Amitav Ghosh, In An Antique Land
It may seem strange that common localities in Kolkata (Calcutta), like Ballygunge and Tollygunge, have derived their name from Geniza, the store house of abandoned Jewish religious text!!!!
Rajon Ki Baoli, Mehrauli Archeological Park, Delhi
Rajon Ki Baoli
Mehrauli Archeological Park, Delhi
Also see: Monuments of Mehrauli
Monsoon in India has a very short duration and moreover it has always been very unpredictable, this gave rise to the necessity of water conservation.
Over the centuries Indians have constructed artificial lakes and dug wells to hold the water supplied by the monsoon rains.