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Hampi ruins

A journey around Karnataka

July 24th 2009
The train ride from Goa to Karnataka takes us up through the Western Ghats, passing the spectacular Dudhsagar Falls near the state border. The heavy monsoon rains of the past fortnight have swollen the rivers, so the falls are heavy with water and, up here in the hills, it is cool and misty. As well as the main falls, a huge 600mtr drop, we pass many smaller waterfalls and rivers coloured rich red ... 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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