Ganesh, the Hindu god of happiness

Shiva (a god) thought that his wife, Paruti, was 'fooling around' with this young man (he hadn't seen his son for years). So, he cut off his head. Then he learned the truth and said that to make him live again, he would attach the head of the next thing he saw. Guess what that was! The people really like this god. He's a friendly, likeable looking fellow

Goa and Hampi

January 24th 2008
Hi all, As usual, once I get started visiting places where I don't stay for long, I get way, way behind in my blog. Since I left Goa, I have been to Hampi, Bangalore, Mysore and am now in Ft. Cochin (not Munnar the identification above indicates. ) This'll be a two part blog because I am just going to give a little overview of Goa (little compared to my usual tomes). Why? Because I'll b ... 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

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