Rice Paddies

Part 3 - Celebrating the Rice Harvest

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December 15th 2008
After our leisurely-paced hike, while enjoying a delicious family-style lunch, Prakash (owner of Palace Estates) told us there was a local celebration for the rice harvest, which is accompanied by traditional drumming and dancing. He arranged a jeep to pick us up and take us to the site of the dancing. So off we went for another junge-ly bumpy jostling jeep ride, following Prakesh and his family ... 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