north india 1 of the thousands of shiva temples

north india

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May 5th 2008
the indians are so helpful, they always go out of their way and want nothing in return. my last night in rishikesh isabelle and i wanted a beer (illegal in this town), and an indian guy took me 10km on his motorbike and made 5 black market phone calls just to help us out as we are guests in his country - this sort of thing always happens. Bit different to the vice versa in england - "you are for ... 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