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Raj Ghat - Mahatma Gandhi's cremation place  
   

Raj Ghat - Mahatma Gandhi's cremation place

Dave standing in front of Gandhi's black marble shrine with worshippers in background
Day 1-3 - Arrival in Delhi

February 1st 2006
Well, we have arrived in a country that the Lonely Planet guide describes as "a challenging country, particularly for the first-time visitor; the poverty is confronting, Indian bureaucracy can be exasperating and the crush of humanity sometimes turns the simplest task into an energy-zapping battle. Even the most experienced travellers find their sanity frayed at some point, yet this is all par ... read more
Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi

Indian Flag 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
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