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The entrance to the Taj Mahal  
   

The entrance to the Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal

June 27th 2009
We got an overnight train from Varanasi to Agra. Arriving in Agra, we were immediately impressed with its cleanliness. It's ready-made for a quick sight seeing tour, and doesn't feel the same as the rest of India. There's lots of big roads, shopping malls and fancy hotels. Our hotel was close to the Taj Mahal, in a place called Taj Ganj - an area established by the people working on the ... read more
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Indian Flag 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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