painted rocks on the path around the Dalai Lama's residence

McLeod Ganj: a taste of Tibet

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April 10th 2007
McLeod Ganj (a few minutes from the better-known town of Dharamsala) is a mountain town in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. It is home of the Dalai Lama in exile, as well as many Tibetan refugees who have come to McLeod to start a new life. We arrived on April 4th and took a room in the Pink House, a brand new guesthouse with spectacular views of the wooded valley, the snow-capped mount ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more