Jaipur Photo 10

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Jaipur

November 14th 2008
After a week of Pushkar Camel Fair and Mela, all vegetarian and booze free, we headed for Jaipur.... and went straight for the beer and chicken! We started off with Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds), built 1799. There are 953 windows in this 5 story palace. Each one carved out of pink sandstone to form a screen rather than an open window. The palace was made for the women of the royal families who wer ... 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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