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Head covering is mandatory  
   

Head covering is mandatory

As are bare feet.
The Golden Temple

February 4th 2009
Monday, after arriving on the train (early!) we cleaned up, ate, and took a tuk tuk to the Golden Temple, the holy site for Sikhs. We arrived around 2 in the afternoon. After removing and storing our shoes, we covered our heads with our souvenir head scarves, and then waded through a pool of warm water before heading down the cool, white, marble stairs. The white complex surrounds a large poo ... 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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