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Aranmula Kannadi: The World's Most Perfect Mirror

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The Aranmula Kannadi After the war of Mahabharatha, Arjuna had built a temple for Lord Krishna along the river Pampa, Kerala. The idol of this temple was brought on a raft made of six  bamboos (in Malyalam, aaru-mula). And so, it acquired the name Aranmula Parthsarthy temple. It is believed that many centuries later, the thantri of the temple observed a crack in the mukut of the pratishtha. The craftsmen of the village began working immediately to create a new crown. They started experimenting with the available materials and eventually came up with a compostion that shone brighter than the original silver of the idol. This newfound material also had reflective properties. It was placed on the fresh crown, making it shine radiantly. This new pratishtha was named Kannadi Bhimbam, the mirror idol. These artisans, called  achari s, continued using this special composition for various different ha...
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Graphology: The Study of Handwriting

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Introduction We all know that handwriting is how people write out their thoughts on paper. It is described as "the result of the production of strokes by the use of hands." We don’t think much when it comes to our handwriting. But have you wondered, why is a certain handwriting specific to each person? Or how signatures work? And why sometimes, handwriting is an extremely helpful tool in fraud detection? Read on to know more about how your handwriting is merely the entrance gate to your mind. Graphology Also known as “handwriting analysis,” graphology is a unique and specialized process used to explore the relations between underlying personality traits and its expression in handwriting. It is widely considered a pseudoscience. Its reliability and effectiveness as a method of judging personality and behavior is not established and is still a debatable issue. However, experts in the field stand by its logic and reason. Why? Research has proved that a person who has lost their ...
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