Extremes

This ox cart passes in front of Mysore Palace. There were no photos allowed inside, but it was way over the top. We saw this seat that goes on top of an elephant--the kind that royalty sits on--it was clad in 80 kilos, about 200 pounds, of gold!

Mysore

March 13th 2012
Mysore is a beautiful clean city—lots of gardens. It is the home of sandalwood perfume. Enjoy the pictures! We learned a little about Hinduism. Three levels: Gods—but there are many and you get to choose the one you like, example, God of trees or rain, or whatever. Second come humans who can choose to be good or bad—issue of karma comes into this. Third group are demons. Demons aren’t bad ... read more

Asia » India » Karnataka

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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