Automation .. examples !

After a long long time I happened to visit the small, reputed Shiva temple on the hill, close to my native place, in the deep rural interior of Odisa.

Found one example of "age-old" automation and one example of a "new" one.

In one picture, you would see a (form) of a Drum and some bells that are normally played during the "aarti" are automated !

Inquisitive, I asked around why the drum and the bells were automated to play in unison using an Electric motor while the age-old manual system was in place and part of tradition ? The answer was very acceptable - One of the temple fraternities thought through this project completely during one lazy afternoon and when completely done, everybody loved it and kept it this way ! Reminds me Phunsuk Wangdoo !!! 

The second one is very age-old. Farmers take crops from the field (lentil) and dry it on the only tar road on the center of the village. The idea is when vehicles go over it, the lentil is separated from the hay, that they sweep and clean during the evening. And they do expected 5-6 vehicles an hour on that road.