'But I really really want it, muuuum...'

Jaipur cont'd...

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March 2nd 2008
Monkey temple today. We jump in a tuk tuk and head there. Our driver neatly dodges a sadhu who is prostrated in meditation in the middle of the main road. Dropped at the gate, we buy peanuts for 10r and I resist the temptation to eat the lot there and then, and save some for the monkeys. The path to the temple lies over a small mountain which we cross up a zig-zag, cobbled path. A small child ... 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