Agra Red Fort

The Taj

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January 3rd 2011
I don't even know where to start.....words such as amazing, spectacular, moving come to mind. The Taj Mahal is every bit wonderful as the photos indicate and people say it is. We arrived to the Taj early in the morning, hoping to avoid the crowds. Fortunately for us females, there were separate female & male lines to line up at. We were in in about 2 minutes, the guys not so lucky - they were 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