Eid Mubarak

Delhi delight

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October 2nd 2008
Day 2 Delhi 2nd October 2008 When not to spend a day sightseeing in Delhi. Today is both Eid and Gandhi Day and Delhi is full to the brim with families out celebrating, visiting the Jama Masjid Mosque and the Red Fort, the funfair and the markets, though most of the shops in the Muslim quarter were shut. Not the best day, crowds wise, but great t ... 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