Hindu temple at Galta

Jaipur

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January 21st 2008
We travelled by Shatabdi Express this morning to Jaipur. I must say - the train was excellent - on time, no delays, serving complimentary tea, water, breakfast and newspapers on board and all for a fraction of the cost of trains in England! Anyway we arrived in Jaipur at 11.00am to be hassled at the train station by very persistant touts who pretended to be there to take us back to our hotel. ... 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