Fisherman, river and temples, Orchha

Lengthy contrasts

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October 7th 2010
It may please you to know, my few faceless readers, that I intend this entry to be short and succinct. We are coming to the end of our first stay in India and I wish to clear my slate before entering Nepal. In this blog I will attempt to make you envious of my time in Orchha, and fascinated, though at a happy remove, by Varanasi. You will read of my staggering incompetence in the face of eminent s ... 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