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Mamallapuram

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December 14th 2008
Mamallapuram - Back packer's haven This town lies between Pondi and Chennai and it is pretty much a back packer's stop off on the way to Pondi or other cities around Tamil Nadu. The environment itself lacks the Indian hustle and bustle of Chennai r even lifestyle we saw in Pondi. It's aimed mainly at tourists. We used the time we spent here to sort out all our train tickets, soak in a littl ... 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