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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]
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] Blog: Varanasi - the land of sacred light
Date: April 8th 2008
Hello to all of YOU!!! We heard so much about holy city of Varanasi...that we really had big expectations - dirty river, crowds of people taking baths at numerous ghats, smoke, babas, pujas, ... Another city which didn’t disappoint us. Varanasi is generally believed to be about 3,000 years old and probably comes in the third place between the worlds oldest cities. Varanasis culture is ... read more
Date: April 8th 2008
Hello to all of YOU!!! We heard so much about holy city of Varanasi...that we really had big expectations - dirty river, crowds of people taking baths at numerous ghats, smoke, babas, pujas, ... Another city which didn’t disappoint us. Varanasi is generally believed to be about 3,000 years old and probably comes in the third place between the worlds oldest cities. Varanasis culture is ... read more
