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India, 1990 Hyderabad, Telangana, India. インド テランガーナ州 ハイデラバード Photography by Michitaka Kurata

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Painted Globular Frog (Uperodon taprobanicus), family Microhylidae, order Anura, Andhra Pradesh, India

Also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, or Indian painted frog

Photo by Aditya Satish

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Daria-i-Noor (Sea of Light)

Daria-i-Noor (Sea of light), one of largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing an estimated 182 carats. 

Its colour, pale pink, is one of rarest to be found in diamonds. The diamond is currently in Iranian Crown Jewels Collection of Central Bank of Iran in Tehran.

It is 41.40mm×29.50mm×12.15mm and weighs around 182 metric carats. It is the world's largest known 'Pink Diamond.'

This diamond, as it is also presumed for Koh-i-Noor, was mined in Kollur mine in Andhra Pradesh, India. 

It was originally owned by Kakatiya Dynasty (12th-14 Century CE), later it was possessed by Khilji Dynasty of Delhi Sultanate (1290-1320 CE) and to Mughal Emperors (1526-1857 CE).

It was part of Shah Jahan's Peacock Throne (1635 CE).

In 1739 CE, Nader Shah of Iran invaded Northern India and occupied Delhi.

As payment for returning the crown of India to Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, he took possession of entire fabled treasury of Mughals, including Daria-i-Noor, in addition to Koh-i-Noor and Peacock Throne.

After Nader Shah's death in 1747 CE, diamond was inherited by his grandson, Shahrokh Mirza.

From there, it fell into hands of Lotf Ali Khan. After Lotf Ali Khan's defeat at hands of Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established ruling Qajar dynasty of Iran, Daria-i-Noor entered Qajar treasury.

During this time, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar was said to be very fond of diamond, often wearing it as an armband, aigrette, or a brooch and maintenance of diamond was an honor bestowed upon higher ranking individuals.

In 1965, a Canadian team conducting research on the Iranian Crown Jewels concluded that the Daria-i-Noor may well have been part of a large pink diamond that had been studded in the throne of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1592-1666 CE).

It had been described in the journal of the French jeweller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier in 1642 CE, who called it the Great Table Diamond  ("Diamanta Grande Table").

This diamond may have been cut into two pieces. The larger part is the Daria-i-Noor.

The smaller part is believed to be the 60-carat (12g) Noor-ul-Ain diamond, presently studded in a tiara also in the Iranian Imperial Collection.

[telangana-official]

a cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh (and affected several districts in Telangana) this week. many people's livelihoods have been affected, but especially farmers', the people who work day and night to feed us. if you have any extra money on hand this month, please consider helping us get our people back on their feet. also, many roads are incredibly waterlogged, so please be extra careful if you live in either of these states and have to go out in the next few days.

5 killed, Livestock Perish Due To Cyclone Montha In Warangal

In Dornakal mandal of Mahbubabad district, Roshamma, 44, from Satyathanda village, died after slipping in rainwater that entered her hut and

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Inktober Day 12 : Shredded

Medium : Digital Ink, G Pen

Marulupuli, the tiger form of Chedipe, a creature from the Koya tribe of Andhra Pradesh. To me, she is shredded and we interrupted her shredding to bring you this illustration. Now she might come after you :/

This Inktober, I'm planning on using the prompts to explore South Asia's folk traditions!

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Indian sambar Rusa unicolor unicolor

With large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchus

Observed by vivek32, CC BY-NC-SA

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Mary Ellen Mark

Sanjana Kapoor on set in the palace with her mother Jennifer Kendal for the filming of Heat and Dust

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1982

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Question mark cockroach

Have you seen the question-mark cockroach (Therea olegrandjeani)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onFeb 25, 2025