Sikh Devotee

Hi from Amritsar

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September 4th 2008
Hello From Amritsar, Well I made it to the home of the famous Golden Temple known here as Hari Mandir Sahib (God’s Temple) or Darbar Sahib and of the home of Saroop and Maina who I have come to know as an Aunt and Uncle. I caught the bus from Dharamsala at 5 am. It was a public bus and the cost of the trip was 138 rupees ($3.50) for a 6 hr ride. I sat at the front of the bus and enjoyed the rid ... 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