Washing and bathing

We came. We saw. We left quickly!

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January 1st 2012
Veranasi is a holy city where people come to be married and to die or have their bodies burnt, and I can see no other reason to come – it is the pits. Taxi from the airport should be about 400 rupees but you may have to pay 500 depending on how many taxi drivers have dropped people off and are looking to go home. The centre places of tourism are the Ghats (steps) which, for about a ... 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