For too long, the western world has seen a struggle between faith and science. The two have been at war for centuries, with a bellicose Pope forcing Galileo to recant his ‘heretical’ notion that the earth revolved around the sun.

For too long, the western world has seen a struggle between faith and science. The two have been at war for centuries, with a bellicose Pope forcing Galileo to recant his ‘heretical’ notion that the earth revolved around the sun.

The struggle between science and Church was perfectly captured in Dan Brown’s 2017 novel Origin where a genius atheist works to end religion’s influence on the world.

On the other hand, in Indic culture, which predates its western counterparts had no problem in the co-existence of science and faith.

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This syncretic nature was perfectly captured with pictures by the indigenous Cartosat 2 satellite developed by ISRO showing key areas in and around Kumbh Mela.

It was a lovely reminder that a country which hosts the biggest religious festival on earth (also the largest congregation of people) is also capable of sending most satellites in space at the same time.

These are two images captured by Indian Remote Sensing Satellite #Cartosat2 showing key areas in and around #KumbhMela2019. pic.twitter.com/NSmixXV7Ga — ISRO (@isro) January 17, 2019

Incidentally, the Carosat-2 Series satellite was part of 104 satellites launched into space at the same time, a world feat bettering Russia sending 37 satellites in a single mission in 2014.

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