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Stones by the sea

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January 9th 2016
I was woken at 7 by drumming and took myself on an exploration before breakfast. I found the procession in the butter ball park. The butter ball is a large boulder which appears to be balanced, but easily moved. This is deceptive, it has stood the test of time. The procession was a small group of men. They collected flowers and leaves and lit a lamp at the Ganesh Ratha. After completing their chan ... 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