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Madurai

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January 14th 2016
On the way to Madurai we stopped at a bird sanctuary. My binoculars would have been useful here, but they were not easily accessible. We could identify ibis and egrets, and there were other unidentifieds. In Madurai our first visit was to the flower market. This was very busy because of Pongal. We saw the expensive jasmine, roses in different colours which are imported and garland making. We made ... 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