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Agra and the Taj Mahal

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October 7th 2009
Agra. What a dump. Now don't get me wrong, every Indian city we've been to has had the usual rotting garbage in the streets being feasted on by animals, open sewers, bad smells, exposed high voltage cables and general grime but Agra has taken all of this to a whole new level. Thankfully it makes up for all of this with its two redeeming landmarks: the Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal, which were t ... 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