Word of the Day
The Kumbh Mela is held at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, where Hindu scriptures say the gods spilt a drop of the elixir of immortality. -- BBC, 26 January 2001
Mining and quarrying have been age-old practices in India, as evidenced by the profuse use of a variety of stones in the thousands of ancient temples and monuments scattered all over the country. -- The Hindu, 29 October, 2003