Holy Lake, Pushkar

The holy coconut

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January 23rd 2006
Hi everyone, You'll be pleased to know that since my last entry, I have checked some flowers, rice and dye into a lake on your behalf and prayed for your wellbeing and protection!! Yes folks...we've been to Pushkar. This is a holy pilgrimage place in Rajasthan, where people come to bath in the lake and pray for good fortune for their friends and families. Mainly, this means that there a ... 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