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A waterfight in the holy Ganges  
   

A waterfight in the holy Ganges

Ring of fire

October 11th 2006
The human body digests India's rich melee of colour, noise, dust, smell and ceremony, and spits it out the through the bowels. We last two days here before the dreaded Delhi belly sets in, despite pegging it from the eponymous capital at the first possible moment. We are now in Rishikesh, a beautiful valley of pick 'n' mix ashrams and yoga centres, near enough to the source of the Ganges that the ... read more
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Indian Flag 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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