monkey business

Belur and some other temple

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September 24th 2006
The first step on our little road jaunt was a temple that was built on top of a giant outcropping of stone. I wouldn't so much call it a mountain, but maybe just a really big rock. We had to climb 400 or so stairs to get to the top, but when we did, the views were rewarding. In all of the temples we visited, it was a prerequisite that shoes must be removed. This usually entailed leaving the ... read more

Asia » India » Karnataka

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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