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class="mw-editsection-like plainlinks">[<a href="/wiki/Template:Portal_pictures/portal_doc" title="Template:Portal pictures/portal doc">view</a>] [<a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Portal_pictures/portal_doc" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Portal pictures/portal doc">edit</a>] [<a href="/wiki/Special:PageHistory/Template:Portal_pictures/portal_doc" title="Special:PageHistory/Template:Portal pictures/portal doc">history</a>] [<a href="/wiki/Special:Purge/Portal:India/Selected_picture" title="Special:Purge/Portal:India/Selected picture">purge</a>]</span></div> <p>The <b>Selected picture</b> box on the portal chooses one of the following at random when displaying the page. Follow the instructions below for adding or nominating a new picture to the list. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Picture_candidates">Picture candidates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Portal_pictures/portal_doc&action=edit&section=T-1" title="Edit section: Picture candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Feel free to add related <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_pictures" title="Wikipedia:Featured pictures">featured pictures</a> to the list. Nominate other pictures <a href="/wiki/Portal_talk:India" title="Portal talk:India">on the portal talk page</a>. </p> <ul><li>Pictures <i>must</i> be <ol><li>Free to use and hosted on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Commons">Commons</a></li> <li>Of good quality (not blurred, grainy or discoloured)</li> <li>Interesting</li> <li>Relevant to an article or topic</li></ol></li></ul> <p>To find appropriate pictures, use search box below: </p> <div class="mw-inputbox-centered" style=""><form name="searchbox" class="searchbox mw-inputbox-form-inline" action="/wiki/Special:Search"><div class="cdx-text-input"><input class="mw-searchInput searchboxInput cdx-text-input__input" name="search" value="India" placeholder="" size="50" dir="ltr" aria-label="Search picture of the day" /></div><input type="hidden" value="Template:POTD/" name="prefix" /> <input type="hidden" name="ns10" value="1" id="mw-inputbox-ns10-0.011493734564" checked="" /> <input type="submit" 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style="font-size:85%;">Map credit: <a href="/wiki/User:PlaneMad" class="mw-redirect" title="User:PlaneMad">PlaneMad</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <a href="/wiki/Map" title="Map">map</a> of <b><a href="/wiki/Indian_highways" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian highways">Network of National Highways</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, including <a href="/wiki/NHDP" class="mw-redirect" title="NHDP">NHDP</a> projects up to phase IIIB, which is due to be completed by December 2012. The National Highways are the main long-distance roadways and constitute a total of about 58,000 km (36,250 mi), of which 4,885 km (3,053 mi) are central-separated <a href="/wiki/Controlled-access_highway" title="Controlled-access highway">expressways</a>. Highways in India are around 2% of the total road network in India, but carry nearly 40% of the total road traffic.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-08-26"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-08-26" title="Template:POTD/2008-08-26">Template:POTD/2008-08-26</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_pigments.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pigment"><img alt="Pigment" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Indian_pigments.jpg/380px-Indian_pigments.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Indian_pigments.jpg/570px-Indian_pigments.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Indian_pigments.jpg/760px-Indian_pigments.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Pigment" title="Pigment">Pigment</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: Dan Brady</span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Pigment" title="Pigment">Pigments</a></b> for sale at a market stall in <a href="/wiki/Goa" title="Goa">Goa</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. 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Unlike a <a href="/wiki/Dye" title="Dye">dye</a>, a pigment generally is <a href="/wiki/Solubility" title="Solubility">insoluble</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-11-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-11-28" title="Template:POTD/2008-11-28">Template:POTD/2008-11-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nelumno_nucifera_open_flower_-_botanic_garden_adelaide2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nelumbo nucifera"><img alt="Nelumbo nucifera" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Nelumno_nucifera_open_flower_-_botanic_garden_adelaide2.jpg/380px-Nelumno_nucifera_open_flower_-_botanic_garden_adelaide2.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="278" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Nelumno_nucifera_open_flower_-_botanic_garden_adelaide2.jpg/570px-Nelumno_nucifera_open_flower_-_botanic_garden_adelaide2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Nelumno_nucifera_open_flower_-_botanic_garden_adelaide2.jpg/760px-Nelumno_nucifera_open_flower_-_botanic_garden_adelaide2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="2052" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera" title="Nelumbo nucifera">Nelumbo nucifera</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Peripitus" title="User:Peripitus">Peripitus</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <a href="/wiki/National_flower" class="mw-redirect" title="National flower">national flower</a> of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <i><b><a href="/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera" title="Nelumbo nucifera">Nelumbo nucifera</a></b></i> is known by a number of common names, including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, and sacred water-lily. This plant is an <a href="/wiki/Aquatic_plant" title="Aquatic plant">aquatic</a> <a href="/wiki/Perennial_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Perennial plant">perennial</a>, though under favorable conditions its seeds may remain viable for many years.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2009-04-19"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2009-04-19" title="Template:POTD/2009-04-19">Template:POTD/2009-04-19</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fire_breathing_2_Luc_Viatour.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fire breathing"><img alt="Fire breathing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Fire_breathing_2_Luc_Viatour.jpg/380px-Fire_breathing_2_Luc_Viatour.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="279" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Fire_breathing_2_Luc_Viatour.jpg/570px-Fire_breathing_2_Luc_Viatour.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Fire_breathing_2_Luc_Viatour.jpg/760px-Fire_breathing_2_Luc_Viatour.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3288" data-file-height="2416" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Fire_breathing_(circus_act)" title="Fire breathing (circus act)">Fire breathing</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Lviatour" title="User:Lviatour">Luc Viatour</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A fire breather in the "Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band" of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. <b><a href="/wiki/Fire_breathing_(circus_act)" title="Fire breathing (circus act)">Fire breathing</a></b>, which is said to have originated in India, is the act of creating a large <a href="/wiki/Flame" title="Flame">flame</a> by spraying, with one's mouth, a <a href="/wiki/Flammable_liquid" title="Flammable liquid">flammable liquid</a> upon an open flame. A number of <a href="/wiki/Legendary_creature" title="Legendary creature">legendary creatures</a> are said to possess innate capabilities for fire breathing, most notably <a href="/wiki/Dragon" title="Dragon">dragons</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2010-03-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2010-03-04" title="Template:POTD/2010-03-04">Template:POTD/2010-03-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thamarai-Namam2.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The Ayyavazhi symbol"><img alt="The Ayyavazhi symbol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thamarai-Namam2.png/275px-Thamarai-Namam2.png" decoding="async" width="275" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thamarai-Namam2.png/413px-Thamarai-Namam2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thamarai-Namam2.png/550px-Thamarai-Namam2.png 2x" data-file-width="2549" data-file-height="2610" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Ayyavazhi" title="Ayyavazhi">Ayyavazhi</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Image credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Vaikunda_Raja" title="User:Vaikunda Raja">Vaikunda Raja</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The Lotus-Namam is the symbol of <b><a href="/wiki/Ayyavazhi" title="Ayyavazhi">Ayyavazhi</a></b>, a <a href="/wiki/Dharmic" class="mw-redirect" title="Dharmic">Dharmic</a> belief system that originated in <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a> in the 19th century. The <a href="/wiki/Nelumbo" title="Nelumbo">lotus</a> represents the 1,008-petalled <i><a href="/wiki/Sahasrara" title="Sahasrara">Sahasrara</a></i> and the flame-shaped white <a href="/wiki/Thirunamam" title="Thirunamam">Namam</a> represents the <i>Aanma Jyothi</i> or <i><a href="/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Hinduism)" title="Ātman (Hinduism)">ātman</a></i>, sometimes translated as 'soul' or 'self'. The number of practitioners is estimated to be between 700,000 and 8,000,000, although the exact number is unknown, since Ayyavazhis are reported as <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindus</a> during censuses.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-10-07"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-10-07" title="Template:POTD/2011-10-07">Template:POTD/2011-10-07</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Glasshouse_and_fountain_at_lalbagh.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lal Bagh, Bangalore"><img alt="Lal Bagh, Bangalore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Glasshouse_and_fountain_at_lalbagh.jpg/380px-Glasshouse_and_fountain_at_lalbagh.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Glasshouse_and_fountain_at_lalbagh.jpg/570px-Glasshouse_and_fountain_at_lalbagh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Glasshouse_and_fountain_at_lalbagh.jpg/760px-Glasshouse_and_fountain_at_lalbagh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1130" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Lal_Bagh" title="Lal Bagh">Lal Bagh</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse" title="Greenhouse">glass house</a> at <b><a href="/wiki/Lal_Bagh" title="Lal Bagh">Lal Bagh</a></b>, a <a href="/wiki/Botanical_garden" title="Botanical garden">botanical garden</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, India. The garden was commissioned by the ruler of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore" title="Kingdom of Mysore">Mysore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyder_Ali" title="Hyder Ali">Hyder Ali</a> in 1760, and completed during the reign of his son <a href="/wiki/Tipu_Sultan" title="Tipu Sultan">Tipu Sultan</a>. The glass house was modeled on London's <a href="/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace" title="The Crystal Palace">Crystal Palace</a> and constructed at the end of the 19th century.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-11-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-11-04" title="Template:POTD/2011-11-04">Template:POTD/2011-11-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Puttanna_Chetty_Town_Hall_Bangalore_Edit1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bangalore Town Hall"><img alt="Bangalore Town Hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sir_Puttanna_Chetty_Town_Hall_Bangalore_Edit1.jpg/380px-Sir_Puttanna_Chetty_Town_Hall_Bangalore_Edit1.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sir_Puttanna_Chetty_Town_Hall_Bangalore_Edit1.jpg/570px-Sir_Puttanna_Chetty_Town_Hall_Bangalore_Edit1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sir_Puttanna_Chetty_Town_Hall_Bangalore_Edit1.jpg/760px-Sir_Puttanna_Chetty_Town_Hall_Bangalore_Edit1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2835" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Town_Hall" title="Bangalore Town Hall">Bangalore Town Hall</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Town_Hall" title="Bangalore Town Hall">Bangalore Town Hall</a></b> is a <a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture" title="Neoclassical architecture">neoclassical</a> municipal building in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, India. It is sometimes known, after a former president of Bangalore, as the <i>Sir K. P. Puttanna Chetty Town Hall</i>. Built by <a href="/wiki/Mirza_Ismail" title="Mirza Ismail">Mirza Ismail</a> in 1935, it underwent renovations in 1990 at a cost of <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>6.5 million</span> (US$371,400 at the time).</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-05-03"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-05-03" title="Template:POTD/2012-05-03">Template:POTD/2012-05-03</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Women_in_tribal_village,_Umaria_district,_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gondi women"><img alt="Gondi women" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Women_in_tribal_village%2C_Umaria_district%2C_India.jpg/250px-Women_in_tribal_village%2C_Umaria_district%2C_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="299" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Women_in_tribal_village%2C_Umaria_district%2C_India.jpg/375px-Women_in_tribal_village%2C_Umaria_district%2C_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Women_in_tribal_village%2C_Umaria_district%2C_India.jpg/500px-Women_in_tribal_village%2C_Umaria_district%2C_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1584" data-file-height="1892" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Gondi_people" title="Gondi people">Gondi people</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Yann" title="User:Yann">Yann</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">Women of the <b><a href="/wiki/Gondi_people" title="Gondi people">Gondi</a></b>, the largest tribe of <a href="/wiki/Adivasi" title="Adivasi">Indian aboriginals</a> in central India. They are classified as a <a href="/wiki/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes" title="Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes">Scheduled Tribe</a> in most <a href="/wiki/States_and_union_territories_of_India" title="States and union territories of India">Indian states</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Gondi_language" title="Gondi language">Gondi language</a> is related to <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Dravidian_languages" title="Dravidian languages">Dravidian languages</a>. About half of Gonds speak Gondi languages, while the rest speak <a href="/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages" title="Indo-Aryan languages">Indo-Aryan languages</a> including <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>. For many years during the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British colonial period</a>, the Gonds were considered to have performed <a href="/wiki/Human_sacrifice" title="Human sacrifice">human sacrifices</a>, although this notion was later discredited.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-11-05"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-11-05" title="Template:POTD/2012-11-05">Template:POTD/2012-11-05</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Shiva Nataraja"><img alt="Shiva Nataraja" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg/250px-Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="321" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg/375px-Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg/500px-Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2876" data-file-height="3694" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Nataraja" title="Nataraja">Nataraja</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art" title="Los Angeles County Museum of Art">Los Angeles County Museum of Art</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A statue of the <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu</a> god <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> as <b><a href="/wiki/Nataraja" title="Nataraja">Nataraja</a></b>, the Lord of Dance. In this form, Shiva performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for the god <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a> to start the process of creation. A <a href="/wiki/Telugu_people" title="Telugu people">Telugu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tamil_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> concept, Shiva was first depicted as Nataraja in the famous <a href="/wiki/Chola_art" class="mw-redirect" title="Chola art">Chola bronzes</a> and sculptures of <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram" title="Chidambaram">Chidambaram</a>. The form is present in most Shiva temples in South India, and is the main deity in <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Chidambaram Temple">Chidambaram Temple</a>, the foremost <a href="/wiki/Shaivism" title="Shaivism">Shaivist</a> temple.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-02-09"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-02-09" title="Template:POTD/2013-02-09">Template:POTD/2013-02-09</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alstroemeria.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Alstroemeria"><img alt="Alstroemeria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alstroemeria.jpg/275px-Alstroemeria.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="385" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alstroemeria.jpg/413px-Alstroemeria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alstroemeria.jpg/550px-Alstroemeria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1298" data-file-height="1817" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Alstroemeria" title="Alstroemeria">Alstroemeria</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i>Alstroemeria</i> × <i>hybrida</i>, an <i><b><a href="/wiki/Alstroemeria" title="Alstroemeria">Alstroemeria</a></b></i> hybrid, at the <a href="/wiki/Lal_Bagh" title="Lal Bagh">Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, India. The genus consists of some 120 species and is native to South America.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-03-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-03-04" title="Template:POTD/2013-03-04">Template:POTD/2013-03-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Palm_Squirrel_(Funambulus_palmarum).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Indian palm squirrel"><img alt="Indian palm squirrel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Indian_Palm_Squirrel_%28Funambulus_palmarum%29.jpg/250px-Indian_Palm_Squirrel_%28Funambulus_palmarum%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="511" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Indian_Palm_Squirrel_%28Funambulus_palmarum%29.jpg/375px-Indian_Palm_Squirrel_%28Funambulus_palmarum%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Indian_Palm_Squirrel_%28Funambulus_palmarum%29.jpg/500px-Indian_Palm_Squirrel_%28Funambulus_palmarum%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1971" data-file-height="4031" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Indian_palm_squirrel" title="Indian palm squirrel">Indian palm squirrel</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">An <b><a href="/wiki/Indian_palm_squirrel" title="Indian palm squirrel">Indian palm squirrel</a></b> (<i>Funambulus palmarum</i>) photographed in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, India. In India these squirrels are associated with the <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> deity <a href="/wiki/Rama" title="Rama">Rama</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Avatar" title="Avatar">avatar</a> of <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a>, and as such are not to be harmed. However, in <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a> they are considered pests and at times targeted for eradication.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-03-26"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-03-26" title="Template:POTD/2013-03-26">Template:POTD/2013-03-26</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Black_Pepper_(Piper_nigrum)_fruits.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Black pepper"><img alt="Black pepper" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Black_Pepper_%28Piper_nigrum%29_fruits.jpg/230px-Black_Pepper_%28Piper_nigrum%29_fruits.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Black_Pepper_%28Piper_nigrum%29_fruits.jpg/345px-Black_Pepper_%28Piper_nigrum%29_fruits.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Black_Pepper_%28Piper_nigrum%29_fruits.jpg/460px-Black_Pepper_%28Piper_nigrum%29_fruits.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="3750" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Black_pepper" title="Black pepper">Black pepper</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Kallidaimaniac&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Kallidaimaniac (page does not exist)">K Hari Krishnan</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">Unripe drupes of <b><a href="/wiki/Black_pepper" title="Black pepper">black pepper</a></b> (<i>Piper nigrum</i>) at <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum">Trivandrum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India. The drupes are cooked briefly in hot water. The heat ruptures cell walls in the pepper, speeding the work of browning enzymes during drying. The drupes are dried for several days, during which the pepper around the seed shrinks and darkens into a thin, wrinkled black layer. Once dried, the spice is called black peppercorn.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-06-03"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-06-03" title="Template:POTD/2013-06-03">Template:POTD/2013-06-03</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Murugan_by_Raja_Ravi_Varma.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Murugan"><img alt="Murugan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Murugan_by_Raja_Ravi_Varma.jpg/275px-Murugan_by_Raja_Ravi_Varma.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="375" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Murugan_by_Raja_Ravi_Varma.jpg/413px-Murugan_by_Raja_Ravi_Varma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Murugan_by_Raja_Ravi_Varma.jpg/550px-Murugan_by_Raja_Ravi_Varma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2545" data-file-height="3474" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Murugan" class="mw-redirect" title="Murugan">Murugan</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Painting: <a href="/wiki/Raja_Ravi_Varma" title="Raja Ravi Varma">Raja Ravi Varma</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Murugan" class="mw-redirect" title="Murugan">Murugan</a></b>, also known as <i>Kartikeya</i>, is the <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu</a> <a href="/wiki/War_god" class="mw-redirect" title="War god">war god</a>, worshiped particularly by <a href="/wiki/Tamil_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> Hindus. Murugan has a peacock as a <a href="/wiki/Vahana" title="Vahana">mount</a> and is often depicted with six heads and twelve arms holding a variety of weapons. His consorts, pictured here, are <a href="/wiki/Valli" title="Valli">Valli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deivayanai" class="mw-redirect" title="Deivayanai">Deivayanai</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-07-29"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-07-29" title="Template:POTD/2013-07-29">Template:POTD/2013-07-29</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Papilio_demoleus_ALT_by_kadavoor.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Papilio demoleus mating"><img alt="Papilio demoleus mating" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Papilio_demoleus_ALT_by_kadavoor.jpg/280px-Papilio_demoleus_ALT_by_kadavoor.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="373" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Papilio_demoleus_ALT_by_kadavoor.jpg/420px-Papilio_demoleus_ALT_by_kadavoor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Papilio_demoleus_ALT_by_kadavoor.jpg/560px-Papilio_demoleus_ALT_by_kadavoor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="2560" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Papilio_demoleus" title="Papilio demoleus">Papilio demoleus</a></i> mating</span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Jkadavoor" title="User:Jkadavoor">Jkadavoor</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A mating pair of <i><b><a href="/wiki/Papilio_demoleus" title="Papilio demoleus">Papilio demoleus</a></b></i>, a common and widespread <a href="/wiki/Swallowtail_butterfly" title="Swallowtail butterfly">Swallowtail butterfly</a>, photographed at <a href="/wiki/Kadavoor" title="Kadavoor">Kadavoor</a>, Kerala, India. After successful mating the female goes from plant to plant, laying a single egg at a time on top of a leaf, and flies off as soon as the egg is laid.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-11-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-11-04" title="Template:POTD/2013-11-04">Template:POTD/2013-11-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khajuraho_Dulhadeo_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Duladeo Temple"><img alt="Duladeo Temple" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Khajuraho_Dulhadeo_2010.jpg/320px-Khajuraho_Dulhadeo_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Khajuraho_Dulhadeo_2010.jpg/480px-Khajuraho_Dulhadeo_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Khajuraho_Dulhadeo_2010.jpg/640px-Khajuraho_Dulhadeo_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5016" data-file-height="3496" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Duladeo_Temple" title="Duladeo Temple">Duladeo Temple</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Sfu" title="User:Sfu">Marcin Białek</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Duladeo_Temple" title="Duladeo Temple">Duladeo Temple</a></b>, dated to circa A.D. 1000–1150, is a Hindu temple dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>. It is located in <a href="/wiki/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments" title="Khajuraho Group of Monuments">Khajuraho</a>, India.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-12-22"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-12-22" title="Template:POTD/2013-12-22">Template:POTD/2013-12-22</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Potter_at_work,_Jaura,_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Potter"><img alt="Potter" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Potter_at_work%2C_Jaura%2C_India.jpg/230px-Potter_at_work%2C_Jaura%2C_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="395" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Potter_at_work%2C_Jaura%2C_India.jpg/345px-Potter_at_work%2C_Jaura%2C_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Potter_at_work%2C_Jaura%2C_India.jpg/460px-Potter_at_work%2C_Jaura%2C_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2207" data-file-height="3787" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Potter" class="mw-disambig" title="Potter">Potter</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Yann" title="User:Yann">Yann</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <b><a href="/wiki/Pottery" title="Pottery">potter</a></b> at work in Jaura, <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a>, India. Pottery, defined by <a href="/wiki/ASTM_International" title="ASTM International">ASTM International</a> as "all fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed, except technical, structural, and refractory products", originated during the <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> period.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-01-17"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-01-17" title="Template:POTD/2014-01-17">Template:POTD/2014-01-17</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhota_imambara_Lucknow.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chota Imambara"><img alt="Chota Imambara" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Chhota_imambara_Lucknow.jpg/320px-Chhota_imambara_Lucknow.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Chhota_imambara_Lucknow.jpg/480px-Chhota_imambara_Lucknow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Chhota_imambara_Lucknow.jpg/640px-Chhota_imambara_Lucknow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2372" data-file-height="1558" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Chota_Imambara" title="Chota Imambara">Chota Imambara</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Chota_Imambara" title="Chota Imambara">Chota Imambara</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a>, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a mausoleum constructed by and for <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Shah" title="Muhammad Ali Shah">Muhammad Ali Shah</a>, the third <a href="/wiki/Nawab" title="Nawab">Nawab</a> of <a href="/wiki/Awadh" title="Awadh">Awadh</a>, beginning in 1838.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-01-24"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-01-24" title="Template:POTD/2014-01-24">Template:POTD/2014-01-24</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Catopsilia_pyranthe_male,_Burdwan,_West_Bengal,_India_14_09_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Catopsilia pyranthe"><img alt="Catopsilia pyranthe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Catopsilia_pyranthe_male%2C_Burdwan%2C_West_Bengal%2C_India_14_09_2012.jpg/325px-Catopsilia_pyranthe_male%2C_Burdwan%2C_West_Bengal%2C_India_14_09_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="325" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Catopsilia_pyranthe_male%2C_Burdwan%2C_West_Bengal%2C_India_14_09_2012.jpg/488px-Catopsilia_pyranthe_male%2C_Burdwan%2C_West_Bengal%2C_India_14_09_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Catopsilia_pyranthe_male%2C_Burdwan%2C_West_Bengal%2C_India_14_09_2012.jpg/650px-Catopsilia_pyranthe_male%2C_Burdwan%2C_West_Bengal%2C_India_14_09_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2320" data-file-height="1637" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Catopsilia_pyranthe" title="Catopsilia pyranthe">Catopsilia pyranthe</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:JDP90" class="mw-redirect" title="User:JDP90">Joydeep</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Catopsilia_pyranthe" title="Catopsilia pyranthe">Catopsilia pyranthe</a></b></i> is a medium sized butterfly of the family <a href="/wiki/Pieridae" title="Pieridae">Pieridae</a>. It is found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. This male was photographed in <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, India.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-04-22"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-04-22" title="Template:POTD/2014-04-22">Template:POTD/2014-04-22</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:550px;max-width:1508px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangalore_Panorama_edit1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Bangalore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Bangalore_Panorama_edit1.jpg/1500px-Bangalore_Panorama_edit1.jpg" decoding="async" width="1500" height="341" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Bangalore_Panorama_edit1.jpg/2250px-Bangalore_Panorama_edit1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Bangalore_Panorama_edit1.jpg/3000px-Bangalore_Panorama_edit1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7715" data-file-height="1754" /></a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A panoramic view of <b><a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a></b> from Corporation Circle, with <a href="/wiki/UB_City" title="UB City">UB City</a> to the left and Richmond area to the right. <a href="/wiki/Kanteerava_Indoor_Stadium" title="Kanteerava Indoor Stadium">Kanteerava Indoor Stadium</a> is in the foreground. The third largest city in India, the city is known as the <a href="/wiki/Silicon_Valley_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Silicon Valley of India">Silicon Valley of India</a> for its numerous <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">IT</a> exports.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-07-15"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-07-15" title="Template:POTD/2014-07-15">Template:POTD/2014-07-15</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rustic_Cupha_erymanthis_by_kadavoor.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Cupha erymanthis"><img alt="Cupha erymanthis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Rustic_Cupha_erymanthis_by_kadavoor.JPG/350px-Rustic_Cupha_erymanthis_by_kadavoor.JPG" decoding="async" width="350" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Rustic_Cupha_erymanthis_by_kadavoor.JPG/525px-Rustic_Cupha_erymanthis_by_kadavoor.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Rustic_Cupha_erymanthis_by_kadavoor.JPG/700px-Rustic_Cupha_erymanthis_by_kadavoor.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Cupha_erymanthis" title="Cupha erymanthis">Cupha erymanthis</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Jkadavoor" title="User:Jkadavoor">Jkadavoor</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Cupha_erymanthis" title="Cupha erymanthis">Cupha erymanthis</a></b></i> is a species of <a href="/wiki/Nymphalidae" title="Nymphalidae">brush-footed butterfly</a> found in forested areas of tropical South and Southeast Asia which may feed on liquids from <a href="/wiki/Carrion" title="Carrion">carrion</a>. This specimen was photographed in <a href="/wiki/Kadavoor" title="Kadavoor">Kadavoor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-08-23"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-08-23" title="Template:POTD/2014-08-23">Template:POTD/2014-08-23</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Al-Ameen_College_of_Pharmacy_Block.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy"><img alt="Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Al-Ameen_College_of_Pharmacy_Block.jpg/500px-Al-Ameen_College_of_Pharmacy_Block.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Al-Ameen_College_of_Pharmacy_Block.jpg/750px-Al-Ameen_College_of_Pharmacy_Block.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Al-Ameen_College_of_Pharmacy_Block.jpg/1000px-Al-Ameen_College_of_Pharmacy_Block.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3388" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%">Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy</span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b>Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy</b> is a pharmacy college in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, India. Established in 1983, it is under the purview of the Al-Ameen Educational Society.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-08-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-08-28" title="Template:POTD/2014-08-28">Template:POTD/2014-08-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Taj_Mahal_Mosque,_Agra.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Taj Mahal Mosque"><img alt="Taj Mahal Mosque" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Taj_Mahal_Mosque%2C_Agra.jpg/500px-Taj_Mahal_Mosque%2C_Agra.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Taj_Mahal_Mosque%2C_Agra.jpg/750px-Taj_Mahal_Mosque%2C_Agra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Taj_Mahal_Mosque%2C_Agra.jpg/1000px-Taj_Mahal_Mosque%2C_Agra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7698" data-file-height="3219" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal" title="Taj Mahal">Taj Mahal Mosque</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a> at the <b><a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal" title="Taj Mahal">Taj Mahal</a></b> complex in <a href="/wiki/Agra" title="Agra">Agra</a>, India. This red sandstone building, on the western side of the complex, faces the west side of the mausoleum. In the forefront is a <a href="/wiki/Howz" title="Howz">howz</a>, meant for ablution. On the eastern side of the complex is the <i>jawab</i> ("answer"), a mirror image of the mosque except for the missing <a href="/wiki/Mihrab" title="Mihrab">mihrab</a> and different floor pattern; this <i>jawab</i> was mainly intended for architectural balance. Both were constructed in 1643.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-11-24"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-11-24" title="Template:POTD/2014-11-24">Template:POTD/2014-11-24</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arundhati_Roy_W.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arundhati Roy"><img alt="Arundhati Roy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Arundhati_Roy_W.jpg/275px-Arundhati_Roy_W.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="413" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Arundhati_Roy_W.jpg/413px-Arundhati_Roy_W.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Arundhati_Roy_W.jpg/550px-Arundhati_Roy_W.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2251" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Arundhati_Roy" title="Arundhati Roy">Arundhati Roy</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Bellus_Delphina" title="User:Bellus Delphina">Augustus Binu</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Arundhati_Roy" title="Arundhati Roy">Arundhati Roy</a></b> (b. 1961) is an Indian author and political activist who won the 1997 <a href="/wiki/Man_Booker_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Man Booker Prize">Man Booker Prize</a> with her debut novel <i><a href="/wiki/The_God_of_Small_Things" title="The God of Small Things">The God of Small Things</a></i>. Born in <a href="/wiki/Shillong" title="Shillong">Shillong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meghalaya" title="Meghalaya">Meghalaya</a>, Roy wrote several screenplays in the late 1980s after meeting (and later marrying) director <a href="/wiki/Pradip_Krishen" title="Pradip Krishen">Pradip Krishen</a>. She wrote <i>The God of Small Things</i> over a four-year period ending in 1996; it was published the following year and received positive international reviews, although in India the work was controversial. She has continued to write essays and articles, but has yet to publish another novel.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-04-10"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-04-10" title="Template:POTD/2015-04-10">Template:POTD/2015-04-10</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rekha_Raju_DS_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mohiniyattam"><img alt="Mohiniyattam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Rekha_Raju_DS_2.jpg/300px-Rekha_Raju_DS_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="450" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Rekha_Raju_DS_2.jpg/450px-Rekha_Raju_DS_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Rekha_Raju_DS_2.jpg/600px-Rekha_Raju_DS_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Mohiniyattam" title="Mohiniyattam">Mohiniyattam</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Bellus_Delphina" title="User:Bellus Delphina">Augustus Binu</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Rekha_Raju" title="Rekha Raju">Rekha Raju</a> performing <b><a href="/wiki/Mohiniyattam" title="Mohiniyattam">Mohiniyattam</a></b>, a <a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_dance" title="Indian classical dance">classical dance</a> form from <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. Believed to have originated in the 16th century CE, this dance form was popularized in the nineteenth century by <a href="/wiki/Swathi_Thirunal_Rama_Varma" title="Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma">Swathi Thirunal</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja</a> of the state of <a href="/wiki/Travancore" title="Travancore">Travancore</a>, and Vadivelu, one of the <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Quartet" title="Thanjavur Quartet">Thanjavur Quartet</a>. The dance, which has about 40 different movements, involves the swaying of broad hips and the gentle side-to-side movements.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-05-10"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-05-10" title="Template:POTD/2015-05-10">Template:POTD/2015-05-10</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chandiroor_Divakaran_New_DSW.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Chandiroor Divakaran"><img alt="Chandiroor Divakaran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Chandiroor_Divakaran_New_DSW.JPG/300px-Chandiroor_Divakaran_New_DSW.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="453" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Chandiroor_Divakaran_New_DSW.JPG/450px-Chandiroor_Divakaran_New_DSW.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Chandiroor_Divakaran_New_DSW.JPG/600px-Chandiroor_Divakaran_New_DSW.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2265" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Chandiroor_Divakaran" title="Chandiroor Divakaran">Chandiroor Divakaran</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Bellus_Delphina" title="User:Bellus Delphina">Augustus Binu</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Chandiroor_Divakaran" title="Chandiroor Divakaran">Chandiroor Divakaran</a></b> (b. 1946) is a <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>–language poet and folk song writer from <a href="/wiki/Kerala,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala, India">Kerala, India</a>. He has published numerous collections of poetry since his debut collection, <i>Radha</i>, in 1965.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-01-12"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-01-12" title="Template:POTD/2016-01-12">Template:POTD/2016-01-12</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bara Imambara"><img alt="Bara Imambara" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg/600px-Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg" decoding="async" width="600" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg/900px-Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg/1200px-Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5039" data-file-height="1594" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Bara_Imambara" title="Bara Imambara">Bara Imambara</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Bara_Imambara" title="Bara Imambara">Bara Imambara</a></b> is an <a href="/wiki/Imambara" class="mw-redirect" title="Imambara">imambara</a> complex in <a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow, India</a>. Built by <a href="/wiki/Asaf-ud-Daula" title="Asaf-ud-Daula">Asaf-ud-Daula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nawab_of_Awadh" title="Nawab of Awadh">Nawab of Awadh</a>, in 1785, the building reflects a maturation of ornamented <a href="/wiki/Mughal_architecture" title="Mughal architecture">Mughal</a> design (as seen in the <a href="/wiki/Badshahi_Mosque" title="Badshahi Mosque">Badshahi Mosque</a>).</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-04-13"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-04-13" title="Template:POTD/2016-04-13">Template:POTD/2016-04-13</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luscinia_calliope_-_Pak_Chong_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Siberian rubythroat"><img alt="Siberian rubythroat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Luscinia_calliope_-_Pak_Chong_2.jpg/380px-Luscinia_calliope_-_Pak_Chong_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Luscinia_calliope_-_Pak_Chong_2.jpg/570px-Luscinia_calliope_-_Pak_Chong_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Luscinia_calliope_-_Pak_Chong_2.jpg/760px-Luscinia_calliope_-_Pak_Chong_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5078" data-file-height="3386" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Siberian_rubythroat" title="Siberian rubythroat">Siberian rubythroat</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison" title="User:JJ Harrison">JJ Harrison</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Siberian_rubythroat" title="Siberian rubythroat">Siberian rubythroat</a></b> (<i>Luscinia calliope</i>) is a small <a href="/wiki/Passerine" title="Passerine">passerine</a> <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">bird</a> generally considered to be an <a href="/wiki/Old_World_flycatcher" title="Old World flycatcher">Old World flycatcher</a> of the family Muscicapidae. This <a href="/wiki/Bird_migration" title="Bird migration">migratory</a> <a href="/wiki/Insectivore" title="Insectivore">insectivorous</a> species breeds in mixed <a href="/wiki/Pinophyta" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinophyta">coniferous</a> forest with undergrowth in <a href="/wiki/Siberia" title="Siberia">Siberia</a>, where it nests near the ground. It winters in <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>. It is an extremely rare vagrant to Western Europe and the Aleutian Islands.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-08-13"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-08-13" title="Template:POTD/2016-08-13">Template:POTD/2016-08-13</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brahmaea_wallichii_insulata_(Brahmeid_Moth)_wb_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Brahmaea wallichii"><img alt="Brahmaea wallichii" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brahmaea_wallichii_insulata_%28Brahmeid_Moth%29_wb_edit.jpg/380px-Brahmaea_wallichii_insulata_%28Brahmeid_Moth%29_wb_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brahmaea_wallichii_insulata_%28Brahmeid_Moth%29_wb_edit.jpg/570px-Brahmaea_wallichii_insulata_%28Brahmeid_Moth%29_wb_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brahmaea_wallichii_insulata_%28Brahmeid_Moth%29_wb_edit.jpg/760px-Brahmaea_wallichii_insulata_%28Brahmeid_Moth%29_wb_edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3636" data-file-height="2424" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Brahmaea_wallichii" title="Brahmaea wallichii">Brahmaea wallichii</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: Arthur Chapman; edit: <a href="/wiki/User:Papa_Lima_Whiskey" title="User:Papa Lima Whiskey">Papa Lima Whiskey</a> and <a href="/wiki/User:Kaldari" title="User:Kaldari">Ryan Kaldari</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Brahmaea_wallichii" title="Brahmaea wallichii">Brahmaea wallichii</a></b></i>, also known as the owl moth, is a <a href="/wiki/Moth" title="Moth">moth</a> from the family <a href="/wiki/Brahmaeidae" title="Brahmaeidae">Brahmaeidae</a>. With a <a href="/wiki/Wingspan" title="Wingspan">wingspan</a> of about 90–160 mm (3.5–6.3 in), it is one of the largest species of Brahmin moth. This nocturnal species is found in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-10-10"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-10-10" title="Template:POTD/2016-10-10">Template:POTD/2016-10-10</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Odissi_Performance_DS.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Odissi"><img alt="Odissi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Odissi_Performance_DS.jpg/300px-Odissi_Performance_DS.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="486" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Odissi_Performance_DS.jpg/450px-Odissi_Performance_DS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Odissi_Performance_DS.jpg/600px-Odissi_Performance_DS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2432" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Odissi" title="Odissi">Odissi</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Bellus_Delphina" title="User:Bellus Delphina">Augustus Binu</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Odissi" title="Odissi">Odissi</a></b> is an ancient <a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_dance" title="Indian classical dance">classical dance</a> that originated in the <a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Hindu temples</a> of <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>, India. Historically, it has been performed predominantly by women, and expressed religious stories and spiritual ideas, particularly of <a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism">Vaishnavism</a> (Vishnu as <a href="/wiki/Jagannath" title="Jagannath">Jagannath</a>), but also of other traditions such as those related to Hindu gods <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> and <a href="/wiki/Surya" title="Surya">Surya</a>, as well as Hindu goddesses (<a href="/wiki/Shaktism" title="Shaktism">Shaktism</a>). Modern Odissi productions by Indian artists have presented a diverse range of experimental ideas, culture fusion, themes and plays. Odissi is learnt and performed as a composite of a basic dance motif called the <i>Bhangas</i> (symmetric body bends, stance). It involves the lower, mid, and upper body as three sources of perfecting expression and audience engagement with geometric symmetry and rhythmic musical resonance.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-11-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-11-16" title="Template:POTD/2016-11-16">Template:POTD/2016-11-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangles_Ornaments.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bangles"><img alt="Bangles" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Bangles_Ornaments.jpg/380px-Bangles_Ornaments.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Bangles_Ornaments.jpg/570px-Bangles_Ornaments.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Bangles_Ornaments.jpg/760px-Bangles_Ornaments.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2250" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Bangle" title="Bangle">Bangles</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bangle" title="Bangle">Bangles</a></b> on display in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, India. These rigid <a href="/wiki/Bracelet" title="Bracelet">bracelets</a> are usually made from metal, wood, or plastic and are traditionally worn by women in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. In India, it is a common tradition to see a new bride wearing glass bangles at her <a href="/wiki/Indian_wedding" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian wedding">wedding</a> and the honeymoon will end when the last bangle breaks.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2017-01-15"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2017-01-15" title="Template:POTD/2017-01-15">Template:POTD/2017-01-15</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Taj_Mahal_(Edited).jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Taj Mahal"><img alt="Taj Mahal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Taj_Mahal_%28Edited%29.jpeg/380px-Taj_Mahal_%28Edited%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="380" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Taj_Mahal_%28Edited%29.jpeg/570px-Taj_Mahal_%28Edited%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Taj_Mahal_%28Edited%29.jpeg/760px-Taj_Mahal_%28Edited%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="2525" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal" title="Taj Mahal">Taj Mahal</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Yann" title="User:Yann">Yann</a>; edit: <a href="/wiki/User:Jim_Carter" title="User:Jim Carter">Jim Carter</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A view of the <b><a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal" title="Taj Mahal">Taj Mahal</a></b> from the south, featuring the <a href="/wiki/Charbagh" title="Charbagh">Charbagh</a> garden. The mausoleum complex also includes subsidiary tombs, waterworks infrastructure, the small town of Taj Ganji, and a "moonlight garden". <a href="/wiki/Origins_and_architecture_of_the_Taj_Mahal" title="Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal">Its origins and architecture</a> have been extensively documented, covering both the circumstances of its commission and the cultural and historical influence of the Islamic <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a> in India.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2017-01-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2017-01-28" title="Template:POTD/2017-01-28">Template:POTD/2017-01-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mysore_Palace_Morning.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mysore Palace"><img alt="Mysore Palace" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mysore_Palace_Morning.jpg/500px-Mysore_Palace_Morning.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="244" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mysore_Palace_Morning.jpg/750px-Mysore_Palace_Morning.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mysore_Palace_Morning.jpg/1000px-Mysore_Palace_Morning.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4407" data-file-height="2148" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore" title="Kingdom of Mysore">Kingdom of Mysore</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Mysore_Palace" title="Mysore Palace">Mysore Palace</a>, the official residence and seat of the <a href="/wiki/Wodeyar_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Wodeyar dynasty">Wodeyars</a> — the <a href="/wiki/Maharaja_of_Mysore" title="Maharaja of Mysore">rulers</a> of the <b><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore" title="Kingdom of Mysore">Kingdom of Mysore</a></b>. Located in <a href="/wiki/Southern_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern India">southern India</a>, the kingdom is traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 as a <a href="/wiki/Vassal_state" title="Vassal state">vassal state</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Vijayanagara_Empire" title="Vijayanagara Empire">Vijayanagara Empire</a> before becoming independent in the 16th century.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2018-07-24"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2018-07-24" title="Template:POTD/2018-07-24">Template:POTD/2018-07-24</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_-_Varanasi_green_peas_-_2714.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chickpeas"><img alt="Chickpeas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/India_-_Varanasi_green_peas_-_2714.jpg/380px-India_-_Varanasi_green_peas_-_2714.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/India_-_Varanasi_green_peas_-_2714.jpg/570px-India_-_Varanasi_green_peas_-_2714.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/India_-_Varanasi_green_peas_-_2714.jpg/760px-India_-_Varanasi_green_peas_-_2714.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Chickpea" title="Chickpea">Chickpeas</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jorgeroyan" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Jorgeroyan">Jorge Royan</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">An Indian merchant holding green <b><a href="/wiki/Chickpea" title="Chickpea">chickpeas</a></b> (<i>Cicer arietinum</i>). One of the earliest cultivated <a href="/wiki/Legume" title="Legume">legumes</a>, chickpeas are ingredients in <a href="/wiki/List_of_chickpea_dishes" title="List of chickpea dishes">a number of dishes</a> around the world. India is the largest producer of this nutrient-dense food, accounting for 64% of global production in 2016.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2018-10-19"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2018-10-19" title="Template:POTD/2018-10-19">Template:POTD/2018-10-19</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Danaus_genutia_female_in_Kerala,_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Danaus genutia"><img alt="Danaus genutia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Danaus_genutia_female_in_Kerala%2C_India.jpg/400px-Danaus_genutia_female_in_Kerala%2C_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Danaus_genutia_female_in_Kerala%2C_India.jpg/600px-Danaus_genutia_female_in_Kerala%2C_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Danaus_genutia_female_in_Kerala%2C_India.jpg/800px-Danaus_genutia_female_in_Kerala%2C_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Danaus_genutia" title="Danaus genutia">Danaus genutia</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Vengolis" title="User:Vengolis">Vengolis</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Danaus_genutia" title="Danaus genutia">Danaus genutia</a></b></i>, also known as the common tiger or striped tiger, is a species of butterfly found throughout India as well as Sri Lanka, Myanmar, South-East Asia and Australia. It is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Danainae" title="Danainae">Danainae</a> group of <a href="/wiki/Nymphalidae" title="Nymphalidae">brush-footed butterflies</a>. Both sexes have tawny wings with veins marked with broad black bands, and the male has a pouch on its hindwing. The butterfly is found in scrub jungles, fallow land adjacent to habitation, and deciduous forests, preferring areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. Its most common food plants in peninsular India are small herbs, twiners and creepers from the family <a href="/wiki/Asclepiadaceae" class="mw-redirect" title="Asclepiadaceae">Asclepiadaceae</a>. The caterpillar of <i>D. genutia</i> obtains poison by eating poisonous plants, which make the caterpillar and butterfly taste unpleasant to predators. It has some 16 <a href="/wiki/Subspecies" title="Subspecies">subspecies</a> and although its evolutionary relationships are not completely resolved, it appears to be most closely related to the <a href="/wiki/Malay_tiger" class="mw-redirect" title="Malay tiger">Malay tiger</a> (<i>D. affinis</i>) and the white tiger.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2019-11-02"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2019-11-02" title="Template:POTD/2019-11-02">Template:POTD/2019-11-02</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nilgai_(Boselaphus_tragocamelus)_male.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nilgai"><img alt="Nilgai" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Nilgai_%28Boselaphus_tragocamelus%29_male.jpg/500px-Nilgai_%28Boselaphus_tragocamelus%29_male.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Nilgai_%28Boselaphus_tragocamelus%29_male.jpg/750px-Nilgai_%28Boselaphus_tragocamelus%29_male.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Nilgai_%28Boselaphus_tragocamelus%29_male.jpg/1000px-Nilgai_%28Boselaphus_tragocamelus%29_male.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4562" data-file-height="3041" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Nilgai" title="Nilgai">Nilgai</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles J. Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Nilgai" title="Nilgai">nilgai</a></b> or blue bull (<i>Boselaphus tragocamelus</i>) is the largest Asian <a href="/wiki/Antelope" title="Antelope">antelope</a> and is <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to the Indian subcontinent. The sole member of the genus <i>Boselaphus</i>, the species was <a href="/wiki/Species_description" title="Species description">described</a> and given its binomial name by German zoologist <a href="/wiki/Peter_Simon_Pallas" title="Peter Simon Pallas">Peter Simon Pallas</a> in 1766. The nilgai stands 1–1.5 metres (3.3–4.9 ft) at the shoulder; males weigh 109–288 kilograms (240–635 lb), and the lighter females 100–213 kilograms (220–470 lb). A sturdy thin-legged antelope, the nilgai is characterised by a sloping back, a deep neck with a white patch on the throat, a short crest of hair along the neck terminating in a tuft, and white facial spots. A column of pendant coarse hair hangs from the dewlap ridge below the white patch. <a href="/wiki/Sexual_dimorphism" title="Sexual dimorphism">Sexual dimorphism</a> is prominent – while females and juveniles are orange to tawny, adult males have a bluish-grey <a href="/wiki/Coat_(animal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat (animal)">coat</a>. Only males possess <a href="/wiki/Horn_(anatomy)" title="Horn (anatomy)">horns</a>, which are 15–24 centimetres (5.9–9.4 in) in length. This picture shows a male nilgai in a potato field at Jamtra, in the Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2019-11-26"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2019-11-26" title="Template:POTD/2019-11-26">Template:POTD/2019-11-26</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_roller_(Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Indian roller"><img alt="Indian roller" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Indian_roller_%28Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis%29.jpg/399px-Indian_roller_%28Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="399" height="399" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Indian_roller_%28Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis%29.jpg/599px-Indian_roller_%28Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Indian_roller_%28Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis%29.jpg/798px-Indian_roller_%28Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3292" data-file-height="3292" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Indian_roller" title="Indian roller">Indian roller</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles J. Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Indian_roller" title="Indian roller">Indian roller</a></b> (<i>Coracias benghalensis</i>) is a member of the bird family Coraciidae, the <a href="/wiki/Coraciidae" title="Coraciidae">rollers</a>. It occurs widely from the Arabian Peninsula to the Indian subcontinent and is designated as <a href="/wiki/Least-concern_species" title="Least-concern species">Least Concern</a> on the <a href="/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN Red List</a>. The bird is best known for the aerobatic displays of males during the breeding season. It is commonly found in open grassland and scrub forest habitats, and is often seen perched on roadside bare trees and wires, which give it a good view of the ground below where it finds its prey. Its diet consists mainly of insects such as beetles and grasshoppers, but also includes spiders, scorpions, amphibians and small reptiles. The largest population occurs in India, and several states in India have chosen it as their state bird. This picture shows an Indian roller of the <i>benghalensis</i> <a href="/wiki/Subspecies" title="Subspecies">subspecies</a>, photographed in <a href="/wiki/Kanha_Tiger_Reserve" title="Kanha Tiger Reserve">Kanha Tiger Reserve</a> in the Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-02-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-02-16" title="Template:POTD/2020-02-16">Template:POTD/2020-02-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple_Bangalore_edit1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dharmaraya Swamy Temple"><img alt="Dharmaraya Swamy Temple" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple_Bangalore_edit1.jpg/360px-Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple_Bangalore_edit1.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="372" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple_Bangalore_edit1.jpg/540px-Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple_Bangalore_edit1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple_Bangalore_edit1.jpg/720px-Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple_Bangalore_edit1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3356" data-file-height="3466" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple" title="Dharmaraya Swamy Temple">Dharmaraya Swamy Temple</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Dharmaraya_Swamy_Temple" title="Dharmaraya Swamy Temple">Dharmaraya Swamy Temple</a></b> is one of the oldest temples in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, India. It is thought to be more than 800 years old and is built in the <a href="/wiki/Dravidian_architecture" title="Dravidian architecture">Dravidian style</a>, with a <a href="/wiki/Gopuram" title="Gopuram">gopuram</a>, an ornate monumental entrance tower. Gods worshipped here include <a href="/wiki/Yudhishthira" title="Yudhishthira">Dharmaraya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arjuna" title="Arjuna">Arjuna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Draupadi" title="Draupadi">Draupadi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bhima" title="Bhima">Bhima</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Karaga_(festival)" title="Karaga (festival)">Karaga festival</a> starts from the temple each year; the festival is dedicated to Draupadi, the most important female character in the Hindu epic, the <i><a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a></i>. Starting at midnight, a priest dressed as a woman carries an earthen pot filled with water and adorned with decorations several feet high on his head in procession through the town, preceded by hundreds of bare-chested, dhoti-clad, turbaned <a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Karaga#Veerakumaras_–_their_devotion_with_Goddess_Draupadi" title="Bangalore Karaga">Veerakumaras</a> bearing unsheathed swords.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-06-01"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-06-01" title="Template:POTD/2020-06-01">Template:POTD/2020-06-01</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Southern_plains_grey_langur_(Semnopithecus_dussumieri)_female_head.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Southern plains grey langur"><img alt="Southern plains grey langur" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Southern_plains_grey_langur_%28Semnopithecus_dussumieri%29_female_head.jpg/400px-Southern_plains_grey_langur_%28Semnopithecus_dussumieri%29_female_head.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Southern_plains_grey_langur_%28Semnopithecus_dussumieri%29_female_head.jpg/600px-Southern_plains_grey_langur_%28Semnopithecus_dussumieri%29_female_head.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Southern_plains_grey_langur_%28Semnopithecus_dussumieri%29_female_head.jpg/800px-Southern_plains_grey_langur_%28Semnopithecus_dussumieri%29_female_head.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3582" data-file-height="2388" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Southern_plains_grey_langur" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern plains grey langur">Southern plains grey langur</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles J. Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Southern_plains_gray_langur" title="Southern plains gray langur">southern plains gray langur</a></b> (<i>Semnopithecus dussumieri</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Old_World_monkey" title="Old World monkey">Old World monkey</a> native to the Indian subcontinent. It is about 62 cm (24 in) tall and lives in groups in various forest habitats, feeding mainly on leaves, fruit and flowers in the <a href="/wiki/Canopy_(biology)" title="Canopy (biology)">canopy</a>, supplementing these with insects, gum, grasses, herbs and roots. The monkeys are considered sacred in India, and some are used by Hindu priests for religious purposes. They have adapted to living in close proximity to humans in urban settings; they are often fed by humans and accept cakes, millet, and other foods. The species is protected by law in India, but some are still persecuted for damaging crops, hunted for food and captured for pets. This photograph of a female southern plains gray langur was taken in <a href="/wiki/Kanha_Tiger_Reserve" title="Kanha Tiger Reserve">Kanha Tiger Reserve</a>, in the Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a>. The park was created on 1 June 1955 and was designated a <a href="/wiki/Tiger_reserves_of_India" title="Tiger reserves of India">tiger reserve</a> in 1973.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-09-15"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-09-15" title="Template:POTD/2020-09-15">Template:POTD/2020-09-15</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Horse_Gram_BNC.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Macrotyloma uniflorum"><img alt="Macrotyloma uniflorum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Horse_Gram_BNC.jpg/350px-Horse_Gram_BNC.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Horse_Gram_BNC.jpg/525px-Horse_Gram_BNC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Horse_Gram_BNC.jpg/700px-Horse_Gram_BNC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2850" data-file-height="1900" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Macrotyloma_uniflorum" title="Macrotyloma uniflorum">Macrotyloma uniflorum</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Blacknclick" title="User:Blacknclick">Prathyush Thomas</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Macrotyloma_uniflorum" title="Macrotyloma uniflorum">Macrotyloma uniflorum</a></b></i>, commonly known as horse gram, is a <a href="/wiki/Legume" title="Legume">legume</a> native to tropical southern Asia. The plant grows from a rhizome, sending up annual shoots to a height of 60 cm (24 in). The flowers are cream, yellow or pale green and are followed by short pods. The seeds, pictured here, have been consumed in India for at least 4,000 years and are used both for animal feed and human consumption, including <a href="/wiki/Ayurveda" title="Ayurveda">Ayurvedic</a> cuisine. In other tropical countries in southeastern Asia, and in northern Australia, the plant is grown mainly as a <a href="/wiki/Fodder" title="Fodder">fodder</a> crop and for use as <a href="/wiki/Green_manure" title="Green manure">green manure</a>. It is a drought-tolerant plant, largely cultivated in areas with low rainfall.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-09-27"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-09-27" title="Template:POTD/2020-09-27">Template:POTD/2020-09-27</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pomegranate_Juice_(2019).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pomegranate juice"><img alt="Pomegranate juice" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Pomegranate_Juice_%282019%29.jpg/350px-Pomegranate_Juice_%282019%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Pomegranate_Juice_%282019%29.jpg/525px-Pomegranate_Juice_%282019%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Pomegranate_Juice_%282019%29.jpg/700px-Pomegranate_Juice_%282019%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3020" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Pomegranate_juice" title="Pomegranate juice">Pomegranate juice</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Mydreamsparrow" title="User:Mydreamsparrow">Augustus Binu</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Pomegranate_juice" title="Pomegranate juice">Pomegranate juice</a></b> is a beverage made from the fruit of the <a href="/wiki/Pomegranate" title="Pomegranate">pomegranate</a>. It is used in cooking both as a fresh juice and as a concentrated syrup. The fruit originated in the region extending from Iran to northern India and has been cultivated since ancient times. The fruit has a hard outer husk and a spongy <a href="/wiki/Fruit_anatomy#Mesocarp" class="mw-redirect" title="Fruit anatomy">mesocarp</a> in which the seeds in their <a href="/wiki/Sarcotesta" title="Sarcotesta">fleshy seedcoats</a> are embedded. Pomegranate juice can be sweet or sour, but most fruits are moderate in taste. The juice has long been a popular drink in Europe and the Middle East, and is now widely distributed in the United States and Canada.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-11-13"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-11-13" title="Template:POTD/2020-11-13">Template:POTD/2020-11-13</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Porcupine_ray_from_Lakshadweep_JJH_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Round ribbontail ray"><img alt="Round ribbontail ray" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Porcupine_ray_from_Lakshadweep_JJH_edit.jpg/400px-Porcupine_ray_from_Lakshadweep_JJH_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Porcupine_ray_from_Lakshadweep_JJH_edit.jpg/600px-Porcupine_ray_from_Lakshadweep_JJH_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Porcupine_ray_from_Lakshadweep_JJH_edit.jpg/800px-Porcupine_ray_from_Lakshadweep_JJH_edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Round_ribbontail_ray" title="Round ribbontail ray">Round ribbontail ray</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ruchakarkarey" class="extiw" title="c:User:Ruchakarkarey">Rucha Karkarey</a>; edited by <a href="/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison" title="User:JJ Harrison">John Harrison</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Round_ribbontail_ray" title="Round ribbontail ray">round ribbontail ray</a></b> (<i>Taeniura meyeni</i>) is a species of stingray in the family <a href="/wiki/Whiptail_stingray" title="Whiptail stingray">Dasyatidae</a>, found throughout the nearshore waters of the tropical <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pacific" title="Indo-Pacific">Indo-Pacific</a> region. Reaching 1.8 m (6 ft) across, this large ray is characterized by a thick, rounded pectoral fin disc covered by small <a href="/wiki/Tubercle" title="Tubercle">tubercles</a> on top, and a relatively short tail bearing a single venomous spine. The ray is well-camouflaged when lying on the seabed; it is largely nocturnal, and preys on <a href="/wiki/Mollusca" title="Mollusca">molluscs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crustacean" title="Crustacean">crustaceans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Osteichthyes" title="Osteichthyes">bony fish</a>. Mature females bear litters of up to seven pups, which are fed during gestation on "uterine milk", a product secreted by the walls of the <a href="/wiki/Oviduct" title="Oviduct">oviduct</a>. This round ribbontail ray was photographed in <a href="/wiki/Lakshadweep" title="Lakshadweep">Lakshadweep</a>, India.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-12-13"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-12-13" title="Template:POTD/2020-12-13">Template:POTD/2020-12-13</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_1835_2_Mohurs.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mohur"><img alt="Mohur" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/India_1835_2_Mohurs.jpg/350px-India_1835_2_Mohurs.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/India_1835_2_Mohurs.jpg/525px-India_1835_2_Mohurs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/India_1835_2_Mohurs.jpg/700px-India_1835_2_Mohurs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5752" data-file-height="2923" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_1862_One_Mohur.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/India_1862_One_Mohur.jpg/350px-India_1862_One_Mohur.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/India_1862_One_Mohur.jpg/525px-India_1862_One_Mohur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/India_1862_One_Mohur.jpg/700px-India_1862_One_Mohur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4954" data-file-height="2500" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Mohur" title="Mohur">Mohur</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Coin design credit: <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a> and the <a href="/wiki/India_Government_Mint,_Kolkata" title="India Government Mint, Kolkata">Calcutta Mint</a>; photographed by <a href="/wiki/User:Godot13" title="User:Godot13">Andrew Shiva</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Mohur" title="Mohur">mohur</a></b> is a gold coin that was formerly minted by several governments, including those of British India. It was usually equivalent in value to fifteen silver <a href="/wiki/Indian_rupee" title="Indian rupee">rupees</a>. Gold mohurs issued by the British <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a> or the Crown are valuable collectors' items, and sell in auctions for high prices. The double mohur (minted between 1835 and 1918), with a value of thirty rupees, is the highest-denomination circulating coin ever issued in India. The 1835 two-mohur coin above was minted in the reign of King <a href="/wiki/William_IV" title="William IV">William IV</a>, while the 1862 one-mohur coin below was minted in the reign of Queen <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Victoria</a>; both are now part of the <a href="/wiki/National_Numismatic_Collection" title="National Numismatic Collection">National Numismatic Collection</a> at the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_American_History" title="National Museum of American History">National Museum of American History</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-01-30"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-01-30" title="Template:POTD/2021-01-30">Template:POTD/2021-01-30</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_K._T._Thomas.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="K. T. Thomas"><img alt="K. T. Thomas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Justice_K._T._Thomas.jpg/250px-Justice_K._T._Thomas.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="375" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Justice_K._T._Thomas.jpg/375px-Justice_K._T._Thomas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Justice_K._T._Thomas.jpg/500px-Justice_K._T._Thomas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/K._T._Thomas_(judge)" title="K. T. Thomas (judge)">K. T. Thomas</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Mydreamsparrow" title="User:Mydreamsparrow">Augustus Binu</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/K._T._Thomas_(judge)" title="K. T. Thomas (judge)">K. T. Thomas</a></b> (born 30 January 1937) is a former judge of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India" title="Supreme Court of India">Supreme Court of India</a>, known for his strong opinions on Indian socio-political matters. He was selected as a district and sessions judge in 1977, and became a judge of the <a href="/wiki/Kerala_High_Court" title="Kerala High Court">Kerala High Court</a> in 1985. A decade later, he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court, on which he served until retiring in 2002. He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> by the Indian government in 2007 for services in the field of social affairs.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-02-08"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-02-08" title="Template:POTD/2021-02-08">Template:POTD/2021-02-08</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ruins_of_the_Rudra_Mala_at_Siddhpur,_Gujarat,_retouched.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rudra Mahalaya Temple"><img alt="Rudra Mahalaya Temple" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ruins_of_the_Rudra_Mala_at_Siddhpur%2C_Gujarat%2C_retouched.jpg/300px-Ruins_of_the_Rudra_Mala_at_Siddhpur%2C_Gujarat%2C_retouched.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="357" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ruins_of_the_Rudra_Mala_at_Siddhpur%2C_Gujarat%2C_retouched.jpg/450px-Ruins_of_the_Rudra_Mala_at_Siddhpur%2C_Gujarat%2C_retouched.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ruins_of_the_Rudra_Mala_at_Siddhpur%2C_Gujarat%2C_retouched.jpg/600px-Ruins_of_the_Rudra_Mala_at_Siddhpur%2C_Gujarat%2C_retouched.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2598" data-file-height="3092" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Rudra_Mahalaya_Temple" title="Rudra Mahalaya Temple">Rudra Mahalaya Temple</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/Bourne_%26_Shepherd" title="Bourne & Shepherd">Bourne & Shepherd</a>; retouched by <a href="/wiki/User:Yann" title="User:Yann">Yann Forget</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Rudra_Mahalaya_Temple" title="Rudra Mahalaya Temple">Rudra Mahalaya Temple</a></b> is an ancient temple complex at <a href="/wiki/Siddhpur" title="Siddhpur">Siddhpur</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Patan_district" title="Patan district">Patan district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>, India. The temple was completed in 1140 by <a href="/wiki/Jayasimha_Siddharaja" title="Jayasimha Siddharaja">Jayasimha Siddharaja</a>, but in 1296, <a href="/wiki/Alauddin_Khalji" title="Alauddin Khalji">Alauddin Khalji</a> sent an army under <a href="/wiki/Ulugh_Khan" title="Ulugh Khan">Ulugh Khan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nusrat_Khan_Jalesari" title="Nusrat Khan Jalesari">Nusrat Khan</a>, who dismantled the structure. In 1414 or 1415, the temple was further destroyed and the western part was converted into a congregational mosque by Muslim ruler <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_I" title="Ahmad Shah I">Ahmad Shah I</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Muzaffarids_(Gujarat)" title="Muzaffarids (Gujarat)">Muzaffarid</a> dynasty. Apart from the mosque, the surviving fragments consist of two porches, a <a href="/wiki/Torana" title="Torana">torana</a> (ornamental gateway) and a few pillars.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-04-07"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-04-07" title="Template:POTD/2021-04-07">Template:POTD/2021-04-07</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Common_tiger_(Danaus_genutia_genutia)_male_underside.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Danaus genutia"><img alt="Danaus genutia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Common_tiger_%28Danaus_genutia_genutia%29_male_underside.jpg/350px-Common_tiger_%28Danaus_genutia_genutia%29_male_underside.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Common_tiger_%28Danaus_genutia_genutia%29_male_underside.jpg/525px-Common_tiger_%28Danaus_genutia_genutia%29_male_underside.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Common_tiger_%28Danaus_genutia_genutia%29_male_underside.jpg/700px-Common_tiger_%28Danaus_genutia_genutia%29_male_underside.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4865" data-file-height="3243" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Danaus_genutia" title="Danaus genutia">Danaus genutia</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles James Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Danaus_genutia" title="Danaus genutia">Danaus genutia</a></b></i>, the common tiger or striped tiger, is a species of <a href="/wiki/Nymphalidae" title="Nymphalidae">brush-footed butterfly</a> found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, south-eastern Asia and Australia. It prefers areas of moderate to heavy rainfall, and typical habitats include scrubby jungle, deciduous forests and fallow land near habitations. The insect sequesters <a href="/wiki/Toxin" title="Toxin">toxins</a> from plants, and advertises its unpalatability by having prominent markings and striking colour patterns. This adult male common tiger, of the subspecies <i>D. g. genutia</i>, was photographed in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-05-22"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-05-22" title="Template:POTD/2021-05-22">Template:POTD/2021-05-22</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pied_bushchat_(Saxicola_caprata_bicolor)_female.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pied bush chat"><img alt="Pied bush chat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Pied_bushchat_%28Saxicola_caprata_bicolor%29_female.jpg/300px-Pied_bushchat_%28Saxicola_caprata_bicolor%29_female.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Pied_bushchat_%28Saxicola_caprata_bicolor%29_female.jpg/450px-Pied_bushchat_%28Saxicola_caprata_bicolor%29_female.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Pied_bushchat_%28Saxicola_caprata_bicolor%29_female.jpg/600px-Pied_bushchat_%28Saxicola_caprata_bicolor%29_female.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2477" data-file-height="2477" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Pied_bush_chat" title="Pied bush chat">Pied bush chat</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles James Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Pied_bush_chat" title="Pied bush chat">pied bush chat</a></b> (<i>Saxicola caprata</i>) is a small <a href="/wiki/Passerine" title="Passerine">passerine</a> bird widely distributed in Asia. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches, while the females are predominantly brownish. This species is <a href="/wiki/Insectivore" title="Insectivore">insectivorous</a>, and like other chats hunts from a prominent low perch. This female pied bush chat was photographed in <a href="/wiki/Pench_National_Park" title="Pench National Park">Pench National Park</a>, India.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-07-23"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-07-23" title="Template:POTD/2021-07-23">Template:POTD/2021-07-23</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leptosia_nina-Kadavoor-2017-05-04-003.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Leptosia nina"><img alt="Leptosia nina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Leptosia_nina-Kadavoor-2017-05-04-003.jpg/350px-Leptosia_nina-Kadavoor-2017-05-04-003.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Leptosia_nina-Kadavoor-2017-05-04-003.jpg/525px-Leptosia_nina-Kadavoor-2017-05-04-003.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Leptosia_nina-Kadavoor-2017-05-04-003.jpg/700px-Leptosia_nina-Kadavoor-2017-05-04-003.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4800" data-file-height="3200" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Leptosia_nina" title="Leptosia nina">Leptosia nina</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Jkadavoor" title="User:Jkadavoor">Jeevan Jose</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Leptosia_nina" title="Leptosia nina">Leptosia nina</a></b></i>, known as the psyche, is a species of butterfly in the family <a href="/wiki/Pieridae" title="Pieridae">Pieridae</a> (the sulphurs, yellows and whites), found in the Indian subcontinent, southeastern Asia, and Australia. It has a small wingspan of 2.5 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in). The upper side of the otherwise white forewing has a large, somewhat pear-shaped, black spot; this spot is also present on the underside which is scattered with greenish dots and speckles, sometimes arranged in bands. This <i>L. nina</i> butterfly was photographed in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-09-10"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-09-10" title="Template:POTD/2021-09-10">Template:POTD/2021-09-10</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Papilio_polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Papilio polymnestor"><img alt="Papilio polymnestor" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Papilio_polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002.jpg/400px-Papilio_polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Papilio_polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002.jpg/600px-Papilio_polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Papilio_polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002.jpg/800px-Papilio_polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Papilio_polymnestor" title="Papilio polymnestor">Papilio polymnestor</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Jkadavoor" title="User:Jkadavoor">Jeevan Jose</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Papilio_polymnestor" title="Papilio polymnestor">Papilio polymnestor</a></b></i>, the blue Mormon, is a species of <a href="/wiki/Swallowtail_butterfly" title="Swallowtail butterfly">swallowtail butterfly</a> found in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is a woodland species, often seen on forest paths and near streams. The larvae feed on trees in the family <a href="/wiki/Rutaceae" title="Rutaceae">Rutaceae</a>, such as citrus. Young larvae are green with white markings and position themselves on the upper surface of leaves, relying on their <a href="/wiki/Crypsis" title="Crypsis">cryptic</a> colouring, which resembles bird droppings, for protection. Older larvae seek less conspicuous locations, and have a unique habit of securing their balance by weaving silk on the <a href="/wiki/Substrate_(biology)" title="Substrate (biology)">substratum</a>. This adult male <i>P. polymnestor</i> butterfly was photographed in the Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-09-20"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-09-20" title="Template:POTD/2021-09-20">Template:POTD/2021-09-20</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_rhinoceros_(Rhinoceros_unicornis)_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Indian rhinoceros"><img alt="Indian rhinoceros" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Indian_rhinoceros_%28Rhinoceros_unicornis%29_4.jpg/350px-Indian_rhinoceros_%28Rhinoceros_unicornis%29_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Indian_rhinoceros_%28Rhinoceros_unicornis%29_4.jpg/525px-Indian_rhinoceros_%28Rhinoceros_unicornis%29_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Indian_rhinoceros_%28Rhinoceros_unicornis%29_4.jpg/700px-Indian_rhinoceros_%28Rhinoceros_unicornis%29_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5246" data-file-height="3497" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Indian_rhinoceros" title="Indian rhinoceros">Indian rhinoceros</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles James Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Indian_rhinoceros" title="Indian rhinoceros">Indian rhinoceros</a></b> (<i>Rhinoceros unicornis</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Rhinoceros" title="Rhinoceros">rhinoceros</a> that once ranged across the entire northern part of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_subcontinent" title="Indian subcontinent">Indian subcontinent</a>. As a result of habitat destruction and climatic changes, its range was gradually reduced such that, by the 19th century, it survived only in southern Nepal, northern <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>, northern <a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a>, northern <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, and in the <a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_Valley" title="Brahmaputra Valley">Brahmaputra Valley</a> in <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>. The species's range has since shrunk further, and its habitat is surrounded by human-dominated landscapes, so that in many areas, it occurs in cultivated areas, pastures, and secondary forests. It is currently listed as a <a href="/wiki/Vulnerable_species" title="Vulnerable species">vulnerable species</a> on the <a href="/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN Red List</a>. 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