$100 Million Giant Pearl

The world's largest natural pearl will be put on display in the Philippines soon, after the $100 million treasure was recovered from a burned down house.

This giant pearl could be the world’s largest natural pearl weighing over 34 kg. The treasure’s worth is pegged at around USD 100 million. The identity of the man who found the pearl has not yet been disclosed, but according to the Daily Mail, the man discovered the priceless gem around a decade back in the sea off the coast of Palawan Island in Philippines. He decided to keep the pearl in his wooden shack for 10 years as a good luck charm.

Reports in Daily Mail suggest that a fire struck his property, which burnt his house to the ground. The person was then forced to clear out and hand over the gem to the local tourism office in Philippines’ remote Puerto Princesca. The pearl measures around 1 feet wide and 2.2 feet long, which is way more than the world’s current biggest Pearl of Allah that weighs approximately 6.4 kg and worth USD 35 million.

The world’s largest natural pearl will be put on display in the Philippines soon, after the $100 million treasure was recovered from a burned down house.

According to Aileen Amurao, a Philippine tourism officer, the pearl was first discovered in 2006 by a fisherman of the Palawan Island, when he threw the anchor down and its got stuck on a rock. The officer said when he swam down to pull up the anchor, he noticed it was lodged in a shell which he brought with himself. Since then it has been with him at his home.

The tourism officer said they were amazed when the fisherman brought it to them and now they’re waiting for gemologists to fully certify this piece of treasure. “We now need help from gemologists to fully certify it,” Amurao said.

The previous record was held by the Pearl of Lao Tze, which weighs 6.4 kg and is worth $35 million. It was also retrieved near Palawan Island.

First Published on: August 23, 2016 10:16 pm
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The Smart WiFi Auto rickshaw

  Only a year and a half old, the auto rickshaw boasts of a wi-fi that operates from a dongle and charging portals that are I-phone friendly. With four fans, attractive lighting and Bhojpuri movie posters, the auto begins with attracting a customer in. Once the customer is seated, they are greeted with a water flask, an ash tray, ear buds, a candy box, tissue papers and daily newspapers along with a first aid box, a dustbin and a fully stocked cigarette container.

  Ranjit Singh is the 28-year-old auto rickshaw driver that conceptualised his vehicle after the television show he was working on wrapped up. “I was working in the costume department of the film and television industry and was working on the Mahabharat Serial on Star Plus. Once the show wrapped up, I had nothing to do so I decided to drive an auto. I earlier worked in a shift for auto owners but it didn’t suit me. I bought my own and made it the way it looks right now,” he said.

  Still looking for acting roles in his spare time, Singh tries to keep up with customer’s demands. He keeps them entertained with music videos on his flat screen monitor while he finds their destinations on his GPS. When it comes to family, things are a little different. “My wife has still not seen this auto, neither has my 3-year-old son. Maybe one day, when they come to visit me, they will know what it looks like,” he said. His wife Rita lives in Bihar where Singh is from. He lives with his brother who is a production manager in the Bhojpuri film industry. “My family is supportive of this. They are happy with what I do,” he said.

  All Singh wants is the happiness of the customer, besides a credible movie role. “I wanted to design it in such a way that
, be it rich or poor, feels that this rickshaw is for me and has a happy journey. Just the positivity that they give off when they sit inside is what keeps me running. A lot of people crowd my auto because of its uniqueness but I have made peace with it.”
Singh gets calls from many customers who are his regulars and takes up local fare when time permits. “I work from 3 pm to 5 am and only charge the fare. everything else is free except the cigarettes. I sell them by MRP,” he said.

  The dimpled driver routinely gets interrupted by curious onlookers who click his pictures on their smartphones.  If you can’t manage to get a ride in it, make sure you at least get a glimpse at his labour of love.

Source : homegrown.co.in

Photos : Karan Khosla ( @thekhos )

Words: Preksha

The Significance of Spices

The Significance Of “Laung”, “Elaichi” “Kali Mirch” And “Jal”
Gurudev blesses and gives “Laung” and “Elaichi” to heal a person from his problems.

The “Laung” (Clove) signifies the powers of Lord Shiva and the “Elaichi” (Cardomom) signifies the powers of Maa Parvati (Shakti). Both the “Laung” and “Elaichi” are blessed by Gurudev and they start carrying the powers as passed on by Him.

The “Laung” is Positive (Male) and the “Elaichi” is Negative (Female). Everything in this world, moves because of the join of positive with negative. Electricity works with Positive and Negative currents. If either one is missing, everything comes to a standstill.
If a “Laung” is placed vertically over a horizontally lying “Elaichi”, it takes the shape of a “Shivling” – The union of the powers of “Shiv” and “Shakti”.

The blessed “Laung” is to be taken by a person at night. The “Laung” is always swallowed (with water) and never chewed. It spiritually collects the problems / ailments of a person through the night. The following morning, the “Elaichi” is to be taken. The “Elaichi” (with the powers of Shakti) pulls out the problems of the person which are collected at ONE place within him and sent to Gurudev. Both the things happen spiritually and nothing is felt by the person physically. Eventually, the person is rid of his problems.

Ordinary water is blessed by Gurudev and it becomes “Jal”. Sometimes ‘Kesar’ (Saffron) is added to it. With His touch and Blessings, His powers are passed on to the “Jal”. Various spiritual problems can be healed with the powers of the “Jal”. If it is taken with “Laung” and “Elaichi”, it speedens up the healing process within a person because Gurudev passes HIS OWN powers to a person through the “Jal” and it makes the person feel physically and mentally comfortable.

From the spiritual point of view, Laung and Elaichi have a very deep significance. As already said above, when Laung is placed on Elachi in a perpendicular position, then this combination takes the shape of a shiv-linga. A human form is the most exalted creation of the Lord. It is like a mobile temple. When laung and elachi is taken with implicit faith and reverence, while inwardly chanting ‘Aum Aum Aum’, then symbolically, we are establishing shiv-linga (shiv-shakti) in this corporal temple. Furthermore, by pouring jal on that shiv-linga (i.e. drinking jal) day and night, an effort is being made to cleanse the dirt, layer after layer, of rajoguna and tamoguna, accumulated during birth after birth and establish satoguna in a clear, transparent and pure mind.

This effort generates cosmic energy in the human body and ensures regular and adequate flow of life force, eradicates ailments, enhances will-power, and in a clear and transparent mind, you are able to see and realize your real-self (atman) which is an inseparable part of Param-atman.
Jal is a life source. Merely by adopting the qualities of Jal, one can ensure fulfillment of life. The inherent qualities of Jal are coolness, purity, transparency, continuous flow and ability to change its course when it comes across obstacles, transform its transparency into any colour it is put into. That is how our life needs to be. Remain cool in favourable as well as in adverse circumstances. Ensure transparency in your character, purity in your thoughts, actions, behaviour and conduct, and you would pleasantly observe that you belong to the entire world and the entire world belongs to you – .Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam. Life is a continuous flow of energy and must go on if the human race has to progress. One should be able to change and adjust oneself in changing circumstances and situations. Obstinacy will only result into turbulence – anger, hostility, animosity, jealousy, so on and so forth, which is not the purpose of our life.

The “Kali-Mirch” (Black Pepper) signifies the powers of Maha-Shakti. It is blessed by Gurudev to pass on the divine power to it. It is used by Him to heal a person of his spiritual problems (“Pret-Rog”). There are a lot of spiritual problems which don’t have an answer in the medical science and the Doctors don’t have a cure for them. A person can be rid of these problems by the blessed “Kali-Mirch”. With the Grace of Gurudev a person becomes “Rog-Mukt” (Free of the ailment) as well as “Dosh-Mukt” (Free of the Sins).
All states of a person are the cause of his deeds (“Karma”). The pleasures in the life of a person are due to his Good deeds (“Punya”) and the misery faced by a person is due to his bad deeds (“Paap”). The sufferings of a person increase when balance of his scale tips on the “Paap” side. No power can rid the person of his sufferings without increasing the balance of his “Punya”. Then how does Gurudev cure a person ?

Gurudev is the only one, who is capable of donating his “Karmas” (“Punya-Daan”) also. Through the “Jal” Gurudev donates his “Karmas” to the person and also passes his powers through him, which ultimately helps in healing him and making him feel better.
The most important thing is a person’s “FAITH” in the powers of Gurudev. Anybody who comes with a pure heart and an un-conditional belief in Gurudev is sure to be blessed by Him

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