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Mcleod Ganj

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July 31st 2008
Jason and I have now been in Mcleod Ganj for five days now. It is a very comfortable place to be. This village is where many Tibetan refugees have come and is where the Tibetan Government in Exile is centered. Two days ago the Dalai Lama arrived and hundreds of people lined the streets to greet him. Many women burned incense and we all bowed with hands at our hearts as he drove by with his glo ... 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