The lillyputs in the backwaters

Kerala 2006

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July 3rd 2006
Heading through the backwaters during Monsoon season is quite an experience. Monster rainstorms coupled with Super blue clouds, followed by a rainbow like no other and then searing sunshine. And that is just 10 minutes!!! Cochin the city which was the gateway to the backwaters was a beautiful charming old port. Influenced by Portugese, Arab, & African traders the town has many unique featur ... 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