Palace detail

Mysore

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August 11th 2008
Well, the monsoon finally caught up with us and the last days have been cloudy skies and rain...Mysore looks gorgeous though - lots of huge graceful buildings and the palace is amazing. Went around it this morning and it's the most ornate palace I have ever seen - but no photos allowed....so v few images on this blog - difficult to take photos in the monsoon.... We did go up Chamundi Hill - 9km ou ... 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