Large prayer wheel

Himachal Pradesh

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June 29th 2007
We decided to get the toy train to Shimla, the Raj summer capital of India. A 5 hour train left Delhi for Kolka where we switched to the toy train which was more narrow and a lot less comfortable. The train was an interesting novelty and the mountains were enjoyable for the first hour or two but after 6/7 hours the novelty had well and truly worn off and the bench like seats, with no leg room, had ... 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