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The burning/cremation ghats  
   

The burning/cremation ghats

as you walk by the burning ghats ash falls on you & the smell is - an experience. Photo courtesy of Xavier&Josma
Day 18 to 19 - Varanasi (Feb 16-17)

February 17th 2006
Hello again everyone - we're back in an internet cafe. These things are so very convenient. Heaven knows how people managed before the web. This entry will be fairly short and sweet - summarising our 2 day trip to Varanasi. All photos in this entry have been kindly supplied by Xavier & Josma due to a technical disaster with our camera memory card when it got a virus from an internet cafe and de ... read more
Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi

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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