Mamallapuram 2nd largest bas relief worldwide

Mamallapuram

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January 31st 2008
Fortunately a short drive to Mamallapuram brought us to the GRT Temple Beach Hotel which is a little too posh for my tastes (could be a beach resort in Maui) but was fine for getting over jetlag, etc. Chindi Varadarajuli, the owner of the Chutney Village in Vancouver who is our host had a food cooking demonstration with Nathan Fong who has a food show on Global TV and is also along on this tou ... 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