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A breathtaking scene as the lights are illuminated at the Mysore Palace
A Dazzling Display
March 18th 2006 After some very interesting religious encounters indeed, I decided it was time to visit some of the more usual destinations frequented by travellers. One of the stops was at Hampi, which was the original site of the old city of Vijayanagar that was founded in 1336, and thrived as a political capital until it was ransacked in 1565. It is quite a strange place, for the boulders strewn across the h
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