Rural roads in the Shekawati Region

Mendawa

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February 3rd 2006
Leaving Bikaner, we headed northeast towards Delhi. We approached the Sekhawati region, and stopped in JunJuhnu (sp?) to have a quick look at a newish hotel that has sprung up hoping to catch the burgeoning tourist trade starting in Delhi and circling Rajasthan. All the rooms were elaborately painted in Rajput themes, very attractive. Expensive by our standards (over 30$ per night), but a good ... 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