Carvings at Ranakpur

Ranakpur

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January 2nd 2006
Today, we went to Ranakpur. I was glad to leave Jodhpur, a busy polluted city. I had not expected to dislike the cities so much. It was only a three hour drive to reach our next hotel - the Ranakpur Hill Resort. It was a pleasant retreat with expansive green lawns and views of the mountains, but not much compared to the Balsamand Lake Palace. It seemed like the kind of place that Indian famil ... 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