Udaipur - March 8, 2006

Udaipur - March 8, 2006

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March 8th 2006
Udaipur, city of sunrise, city of white, sits in the Eirwa Valley of Southern Rajasthan, as witness to the Aravalli Hills, rocky out croppings in semi arid, sandy, stingy soil. The city was founded in 1568 by Maharana Udai Singh and surrounds Lake Pichola, the placid. Four palaces frame the lake, along with ghats, gardens, temples, a mosque and havelis, homes of the nobles from those pristine tim ... 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