Jain Temple Interior

Ranakpur

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April 5th 2007
Ranakpur was our first overnight stop in a rural area. It was nice to be out of the noise of the cities, and to see some hills! Going a bit higher up meant it was cooler, so in the evenings we wore the previously dead weight jumpers we've been carrying for weeks. The main draw for visitors to the area is the Jain temple - one of the largest and most important in India. It's an absolutely huge ... 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