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Jaipur

Amber Palace
The Pink City

October 12th 2008
It was back to the city today as we headed to the ‘Pink City’ of Paipur. After visiting Amber Red Palace we stopped off at a local shop where they produced carpets of all descriptions…Dad you’d have loved this place! They showed us how they’re made and I was surprised to hear it can take anything from 3 to 9 months to produce a high quality rug by hand. Once they finally got the pictu ... read more
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Indian Flag 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
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