Cherrapunji, located in the East Khasi Hills in the Indian state of Meghalaya, holds the dubious honor being the "wettest" place on earth. The average yearly rainfall of the region fluctuates from... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Dylan and 2 others

Kasol, a remote village situated on the banks of the raging Parvati River between Bhuntar and Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh, India, has long served as the main headquarters for backpackers and... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes | Edited by A Facebook user, Dylan and 2 others

Many replicas of great buildings are comically small, or they are built in a kitschy fashion almost mocking the original. The Bibi Ka Maqbara in Maharashtra, India does neither of those things. It... »

Small Worlds and Model Towns, Memento Mori | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Annetta and others

In a city famous for its many palaces, the former Royal residence known as Amba Vilas is an exceptionally grand building among grand buildings. It is the fourth palace built on the same... »

Electrical Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by adelinelum, Annetta and others

In 1942 a British forest guard in Roopkund, India made an alarming discovery. Some 5000 meters above sea level at the bottom of a small valley, was a lake absolutely full of skeletons. As the... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders, Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dylan

According to legend, the rat temple near Bikaner dates back to the 1400s, when Karni Mata, an incarnation of the god Durga, asked the death-god Yoma to reincarnate the son of a grieving... »

Fascinating Fauna, Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by wythe and Dylan

Scattered throughout northern Japan are over two dozen mummified Japanese monks known as sokushinbutsu. Followers of shugendō, an ancient form of Buddhism, the monks died in the ultimate act of... »

Relics and Reliquaries, Mummies, Rites and Rituals | Edited by Dylan, Annetta and others

If any group of people qualifies for the term "lost tribe" it is the Sentinelese. Like other Andaman island natives, they have managed to live for thousands of years near one of the most ancient... »

Lost Tribes | Edited by stanestane, Annetta and others

While graffiti artists boast over colorful pieces dashed off in the night, they have nothing on Nek Chand (born in 1924). Working illegally and in secret for over 36 years, Nek Chand created a... »

Outsider Art, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

Srinivasa Ramanujan was a mathematician of unusual talent. Born in 1887 and raised in the modest town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujan was largely self-taught. Working alone, the Indian... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Trevor and Dylan