Shiva

For A Corpse-Free Experience

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October 8th 2008
Since there isn’t any real rail service to/from Rishikesh, I needed to go to Haridwar to leave by train. I decided to spend a half-day and night in Haridwar and catch the 6am train back to Delhi the following morning. I didn’t expect much from Haridwar. Just another run of the mill town along the Ganges. Entering the city, you do pass by a statue of Shiva that towers over you and the ... 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