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Holy Man

One of the many holy men that sit by the Ganges, giving blessings for money...
Varanasi, Darjeeling and Sikkim

November 7th 2007
Yet another entry… typed in the wonderfully tech. towns of Gangtok, Sikkim; Darjeeling, West Bengal; and Siliguri, West Bengal. It has taken several attempts to load the photos with the maddening slow connections. But… we came from further south, so we’ll start there… in Varanasi (aka Very Nasty). We were well warned of Varanasi’s high hassle level, and were pleasantly surprised to e ... read more
Asia » India » West Bengal » Darjeeling

Indian Flag 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
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