Little girl having her photo taken at Manali

Himalayan India

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June 16th 2008
Wednesday 11 June Very wet when we left Dharamsala at 9am but it dried up fairly soon & we made a worthwhile detour from Baijnaith to Sherabling Monastery as recommended by Jane Perkins. We followed a small road through farmland & then up through woods to the top of the hill where we were met by a row of 108 very bright white chortens. The temple itself was beautiful with lots of inticate woo ... 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