Into the desert

Burnt Beak in the Desert

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May 17th 2007
Up early again due to the heat. Had some Indian brekkie and then took a wander to do this. Met the Camel Man 'Dalip' and arranged the afternoon's trip. We went with him to Deshnok to see the Karni Mata - aka The Rat Temple. It was an experience to say the least! Apparently it's good luck if one touches you, thank heaven we were unlucky... So say there's about 4000 of the varmints. We took a ... 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