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Krem Liat Prah is the longest natural cave in South Asia.Also known as the Cave of the Tiger, it is one of the longest limestone caves in the world. Prah (Krem is the Khasi word for "cave") is one of approximately 150 known caves in the Shnongrim Ridge of the East Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, northeast India.
Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of 16th-century religious figure Dang Hyang Nirartha, who was significantly influenced by Hinduism and who allegedly spent a night there in the course of his extensive travels in Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa. [a] He is at the origin of the chain of sea temples that surrounds Bali. Each of the sea temples was ...
Lim Boo Liat was born 21 August 1926 in Klang, Selangor. [1] [2] Nature lessons in school inspired a love for the outdoors, and he spent time in his youth collecting plants and insects. [2] Lim was sixteen years old when World War II came to Malaya, disrupting his studies; he worked odd jobs to support his family. [1]
The Egyptian god Khnum is said to create human children from clay [12] before placing them into their mother's womb. [13] In context, though, Egyptians more generally believed in a cyclical view of time and rebirth.
Werner Sombart (/ ˈ v ɜːr n ər ˈ z ɒ m b ɑːr t /; German: [ˈzɔmbaʁt]; 19 January 1863 – 18 May 1941) was a German economist, historian and sociologist.Head of the "Youngest Historical School," he was one of the leading Continental European social scientists during the first quarter of the 20th century.