jays; pictures of pushkar 005

pushkar

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July 31st 2008
Hello after my 21 hour train journey we finally arrived in pushkar a sacred town the same as hampi. The main feature of pushkar is a big lake surrounded by what they call ghats which is basically a little temple next to part of the lake. We went to most of the ghats including one where Gandhi had his ashes spread, the priest’s at the ghat perform some sort of religious ceremony with you were you ... 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