Away from the maddening crowd

Empty Sky, Full Event: Bull Fighting in Kullu: no blood, no pain

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September 11th 2013
The Balo Panjo “Ox fight tomorrow 6.30am” said Naryan as we finished a delicious meal prepared by Ms Cinamon (Simone – an American cook who has set up house in the Kullu mountains). We all raised our eyebrows and tried to get our heads around he was on about. Not much gained except that there was some kind of mella happening up the road in the morning involving bull fights. W ... 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