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March 1 -- Khajurah

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March 1st 2013
Early this a.m. we took a 2.5 hour train to Jhansi. Imagine what a bustling Indian train station might be like X 10. The express train stops in a station no more than 3 -4 minutes. Thankfully, we had porters to help with the suitcases. No climbing on board until AFTER all the people get off ----- people were running after the train and jumping on with babies. The cars were packed. I believe we had ... 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