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The colourful cities of Rajasthan - blue & pink

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January 14th 2010
After our stint of Government buses and shifty camel rides we were back on the main indian train lines on our way to Jodphur. It is known as the blue city due to the indigo tinge of the whitewashed houses around the Mehrangarh fort. The main reason we came here was to see the Mehrangarh fort which is on top of a 125m hill. Its the first thing we noticed when we got to the city, its huge and st ... 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