Fireworks at top of rock

Week 4 – Trichy – Thanjvur – Madurai

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November 1st 2008
We left Pondecherry for Trichy on Monday 27th October, Diwali. From the moment we woke up we could hear firecrackers being let off all around town. As we waited for our train it was like a mini war was taking place a few streets away from the station. Trichy seemed very unimpressive at first, but a short ricksharw ride took us to the Rock Fort Temple. A huge rock which towered over the town ... 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