Red Fort Delhi

Delhi, green, smelly, busy, hot, beautiful Delhi.

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September 2nd 2008
This is a short update, as I had only one full day in Delhi. I left Agra, feeling that I had conquered and seen what need to be seen. I had crossed off one of those 1000 places in my mind that needed to see in my life. It was everything and more. Besides the Taj Mahal, it was peaceful to hear the Muslims of the city being called to worship by chanting. It occurred five times a day & when I w ... 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