The Baby Taj

Celebrations of love and death

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March 25th 2007
We (reluctantly) left vibrant Delhi on the early morning (AC, 2nd class!) train to Agra, home of the iconic Taj Mahal. A few hours later, after being spoiled with air conditioning, clean seats (which we didn't have to share with insistant mothers, children or cows) and breakfast, we pulled into the station for a full day of exploring Agra. It was typical India chaos outside the station -- swarms ... 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