Jaisalmer Fort

Jaisalmer

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December 30th 2008
Inside Jaisalmer fort the streets are very narrow and you find yourself constantly trying to avoid motorcyclists, cows, cowpats and the shopkeeepers. We looked at a few of the havelis, houses built by wealthy merchants during the eighteenth and nineteenth century. In the carving of the Nathmalji-ki-Haveli, two brothers competed against each other, each taking half of the building to prove which of ... 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