Fakirs

Pushkar Passport

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November 25th 2007
"I scattered their (his parents) ashes in the lake. That's I come to Pushkar. I feel close to them." - Rajnesh, an Ajmeri we met during the Camel Fair "The lake is a holy place." - Pushkar Tourism The muted yet insistent buzz of our travel clock leaves me half-awake. Marci's gentle yet insistent nudging does the rest. The time is four AM, I'm tired, disoriented and my hair has decided ... 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