Mysore Palace

A Weekend in Mysore

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September 10th 2008
It was my first real trip out of Bangalore. The sights from the road were as good if not better than the views in Mysore. I remember being very inspired by the landscape. The rice fields were a brilliant green and the farmers were all bent over in the fields. Small weather worn buildings appeared on the landscape occasionally. They were hard to miss with their bright blue Reliance advertiseme ... 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