Man moves rocks around the river

Around Mysore

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January 26th 2009
A couple of us went on an excursion to Srirangapattanum, a small town on an island in the sacred Cauvery River. Before the British took over the island by force, kings ruled all of southern India from here. The wide crocodiled river forms a natural moat around the island, and there is a huge thick wall around most of the island; it feels an appropriate seat for a kingdom. There are a number of s ... 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