Betwa River 1

A great place to take a cool dip in the late afternoon. Like many rivers around holy places - you find amazing statues in the water which are thrown in there (yes - more research needed by me as to the significance of this!)

Orchha - a little side trip!

April 3rd 2010
OK - I was meant to be in Delhi still all this week for the last week of "in country orientation" as part of my one month prep for my NGO placement in Orissa. However - the program was looking re markedly 'thin on the ground' to say the least so I 'negotiated' with the Volunteer organisation I am here under to take a little side trip instead. I had intended to visit Orchha on a good friend's a ... 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

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