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An example of a stylized Durga and Co.
Durga Puja Special

October 18th 2008
And wasn’t it just! ‘Special’ that is. Durga Puja; 5th - 9th Oct 2008. This blog will deliberately be mostly pictures as such a spectacle is difficult to describe in any other way. Comparisons to Christmas in the West are made regularly with Durga Puja, but I personally think this is to short change this amazing Hindu fest, particularly the way it is done in Kolkata, the home of Durga Puja. ... 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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