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Ajanta 6

One of the earliest caves at Ajanta, around the second century B.C. They didn't believe in Buddha idols in this period, so this is what they came up with...
India in Ruins 2: Ellora and Ajanta

May 19th 2008
I’ve been trying to keep my rants to a minimum in the blogs, just to keep them shorter. But, to add a little color to this one: I went to eat breakfast before our trip to the Ajanta caves. As part of the set meal I got cornflakes with milk and coffee. First, they didn’t have any milk; they ran out after serving Darren and Ben five minutes before me. They were the first two people in the restau ... read more
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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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