Ellora Caves
The Ellora Caves are, in my opinion, more impressive and beautiful than the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China- how they are not a wonder of the world is totally lost on me. They are also temples carved from caves, but there are more of them, they are much bigger, the carving more intricate, and the creativity more impressive. There are three groups of caves- Hindu, Buddhists, and Jain- and they were made over a half of a century. Most of the temples are equipt with many meditation chambers- small roomswith nothing but a spot to sit privately- the reverberations in these chambers was incredible- the chanting and Oms that went on must have been really intense.
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 
