Being carried to the water

Saraswati is thrown into the river

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January 25th 2007
For several days, the city has been preparing for a festival - the auspicious day was the 23rd. All over, there were new stalls selling differing sizes of deity, and podiums being created wherever you walk. Near to our hotel we watched every day as a bamboo structure was attached to the area above the walkway - a stage appeared and by the evening of the 22nd, the alley was swathed in red cloth, 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