Bananas, elephants, children and a temple carved from marble
India has lots:
Including one were I got tapped on the head by an elephant in return for a piece of fruit. The same one whereby on one specific day of the year, the whole village decides to drag HUGE chariot/tower things across the town, which are quite literally filled with children. Then we get handed bananas and are told to throw them at it. Apparently if you hit a child it's bad luck, but if you manage to clear the top of the chariot with the banana you are blessed.

But one of the most awe inspiring things I have ever seen, is this, one of the Dilwara temples on mount Abu:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilwara_Temples

Hand carved from marble blocks by Jain monks. Even the tiniest details on EVERY surface depict little images and swirls and flowers and patterns to perfect detail. The floor, ceiling, walls, all finely and smoothly carved to near perfection and from the centre of the domed ceiling hung what I originally thought to be a chandelier - but it turned out to be infact, part of the initial block, just.... chiselled around to give the illusion of it being a secondary piece.

A brilliant testament to patience, devoutness and creativity. Really, genuinely beautiful.
(mr-lizard Hell's teeth man!, Thu 1 Sep 2011, 22:54, 1 reply)

Ooh, I'd give up a piece of fruit for an elephant to hit me in the head. Lucky you.

(boozehound is drinking your bar dry, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 7:36, closed)