Varanasi

Varanasi, A sacred place: Shiva, Buddha,

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December 24th 2007
In case you are curious, we have been in India for 10 months as of today (December 24, 2007), and it looks like we will be able to go the distance (2 years) and possibly longer, if that opportunity comes our way. I am not sure that we would want to stay if it wasn't for all the traveling we have done. Call us spoiled if you like, but living in India has many challenges that we never had while li ... 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