Enormous Silver Jug

The biggest silver object in the world. Built as the Maharaja refused to use the water from anywhere else but Jaipur.

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April 5th 2009
Leaving hassle filled Agra behind us, we got a bus for about 6 hours to Jaipur - the Pink City. It is known as the pink city as a huge section of it is painted pink (clever name!), although it’s more a peachy orange colour (not such a clever name then after all!). It’s the capital of Rajasthan and has about 2.6 million residents, but feels remarkably calmer than Agra despite its size. Our hote ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur

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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