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Athoor near Dindigul

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January 17th 2016
We chose a walk around the lake here. We had a guide to help us across the river and for the initial route finding. After that it was easy around the lake. There was a range of agriculture including rice paddies, coconut plantations and mango trees. We saw the irrigation system being used for the coconuts. There were birds, heron, parrots, cormorants and a number of unidentified. Our guide for the ... 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