Let's Fire Up Those Neurons!

I thought this was maybe about Indigo.. another Indian export of the ancient times...

 

Ok. Typical rohit Shetty movie with cars and comedy. But there is no magic created btwn Srk and Kajol.. Both do look matured and weighed with responsibilities. So it was like act ..pack up....go home and take care of family .. Bulgaria landscapes were good and I liked the cinematography..

 

@pepperpot, I had no idea of all the images except pied piper after stumbling here and there was reminded of this rhyme went and read about pepperand voila...

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

 

Immediately after seeking help from physicians, I solved it. Piper Nigrum is very famous in Kerala and they don't prepare any food without it. I stayed in that state for two years and enjoyed their delicacies. I see that influence much in the food prepared by my wife every now and then.

Viswa

 

This is very helpful to me especially after what I experienced a few days back.

 

I should have but I didn't. Eventually, when I landed on the answer, I was laughing about missing all these clues.

Viswa

 

The answer to the puzzle #4467:
Koh-i-Noor Diamond

Image 1: Koh-i-Noor is believed to have been mined in the Kollur Mine in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh in India during the reign of the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th century.

Image 2: Ramappa Temple, built during the reign of the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th century, during which the diamond was mined. Kakatiyas had installed it in the temple of a Hindu goddess as her eye.

Image 3: A 1757 miniature of Ahmad Shāh Durrānī, in which the Koh-i-Noor diamond is seen hanging on the front of his crown (I still expected all of you to work hard to find it from the images forgetting the fact that you could smell diamond from far away. )

Image 4: Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General, more than anyone, was responsible for the British ownership of the Koh-i-Noor as a token of British rule, and he continued to show great interest in it for the rest of his life.

Image 5: Shahenshah poster used earlier by another neurite was used again to indicate that it has something to do with an Emperor.

Image 6: Crown to indicate the answer is something to do with a crown. I initially had only the first four of the images for this puzzle and after experiencing brain-freeze for the past three puzzles myself, I added the last two images to give easier clues.

I am interested in learning which images really helped neurites to find the answer. Did anyone recognize it in Image 3? or is it simple affinity to diamond?

 

Interesting facts about this invaluable diamond:

· The Koh-i-Noor is a 106 carats diamond which was once the largest diamond in the world · Legend says that the diamond is 5000 years old and was referred to in Sanskrit writings as the Syamantaka jewel

· The Koh-I-Noor was mounted on the Peacock Throne, the Mughal throne of India. · After changing several hands including once stolen by Nadir Shah from Lahore, Queen Victoria got it in 1851. The stone was then at 186 carats as before this point, the diamond was not cut.

· As of today, the Koh-I-Noor is on display in the Tower of London with the Crown Jewels. (When I went to the Tower of London in 1999 with my family, the preacher (myself) who tells everyone to be devoid of emotions got overwhelmed by emotions thinking about the history of the diamond. Wait a minute. Is it because of the history or my wife not asking for it?)

· The name means “Mountain of Light” in Persian. It is believed that the name was first used by Nader Shah who took possession of the diamond in 1739. · It is believed that the famous Darya-ye Noor diamond is the Kohinoor’s double. The Darya-ye Noor is hosted in Iran and has 182 carats.

· There is an alleged curse on the Kohinoor that affects males who wear it (but females are immune). Since being in the possession of Queen Victoria, only women wore the diamond. (Even diamonds discriminate between men and women)

Please excuse the naivety of Viswa here for his thought process to hide such a spectacular diamond in plain sight from the neurites.

Lastly, the key words. Do I really need to give key words for you to find a diamond? However, for the men out there, I have to still give the key words. “Mine+Temple+Crown”



Who is next in the line to give a diamond, excuse me, a puzzle?