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App Information Alluring Ajanta
- App NameAlluring Ajanta
- Package Namecom.reality.ajanta
- UpdatedFeb 12, 2014
- File SizeUndefined
- Requires AndroidAndroid 3.0
- Version1.1
- DeveloperReality Premedia Systems Pvt Ltd
- Installs-
- PriceFree
- CategoryPhotography
- DeveloperS.P. Infocity, Building 4A, Ground Floor, Pune Saswad Road, Phursungi Pune 412308, India
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Elephanta Caves 1.0 APK
Elephanta Caves are a very popular tourist destination in the bayofMumbai. Elephanta isle is reached via ferries from the jetty attheGateway of India. Ferries start from 9 AM and run till sunset.Thetrip to Elephanta island takes about an hour and is about 10kmsfrom the Gateway of India. Elephant Isle has seven caves, fiveofwhich are located on the western hill and two on the easternhill.The caves are hewn from solid basalt rock. The are datedbetween 5thto 8th Century CE. There are the remains of a of aBuddhist stupadating back to 2nd century CE on the eastern hill.Two canons of thePortuguese times and several water cisterns arealso present on thewestern hill. These caves were included in theUNESCO World HeritageSites list in 1987. This app is a photocoverage of Elephanta caves.The Cave 1 is covered exhaustivelywith Photo and detailedexplanation of every sculpture. This caveis dedicated to the LordShiva and huge reliefs of the same adornthe cave. Information ofall the caves is captured and presented inone app. You can alsoshare your favorite images with your friendsvia email and socialnetworks.
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Scorpions are an integral part of most landscapes being largelyrepresented in dry habitats to wet rain forests but being notablyabsent from the poles. These are some of the most well studiedarachnids largely due to their medical importance and also perhapstheir role as biological pest controllers. India is home to over120 species in twenty five genera under six families and the numberof species increases each year with more exploration across thecountry. In an attempt to popularize scorpions among naturalist andresearcher, we here present a pictorial app on common Indianscorpions. The app presents details of thirty eight species underfifteen genera from across India. It is hoped that this app isuseful not only to naturalists but in near future also to peopleseeking help in identification of scorpions for venom research inthe country. The high quality colour images will certainly be ofhelp to interested people to identify scorpions. The app will beupdated with more species in the near future to make it more usefulalong with interactive keys.