View of Madurai from restaurant veranda

Leaving Kerala

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February 3rd 2020
Leaving at 10:30, the hotel staff all line up outside to say goodbye - what a wonderful gesture. After a couple of days you get to know them personally. We immediately leave Kerala and cross into Tamil Nadu which is a predominantly Hindu religion whereas Kerala is Christian. Gudalar is a Dravidian culture which is one of the oldest in the sub-continent. The first immigrants into southern India int ... read more

Asia » India

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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