city palace door

In the city palace, Jaipur, there is a beautiful courtyard with four intricately decorated doors, each different, representing the four directions.

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The Golden Triangle 2: Land of Kings

March 29th 2006
After leaving Agra, and the glorious Taj Mahal, I travelled by train to Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Rajasthan means "land of kings." It is a desert state, replete with camels, mountain top forts, legendary and living maharajahs, women in colourful saris, labyrinthine bazaars filled with turban-topped sellers of silver, slippers, cloth, and much, much more. This is one of the most touriste ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan

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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