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Part of the mirrored hall at the Amber fort  
   

Part of the mirrored hall at the Amber fort

The Pink City

January 22nd 2009
21st January 2009 ATD - Happy to leave the unfettered chaos of Agra behind, we blazed our way towards the pink city - Jaipur. The only thing I had previously associated with this city was Shane Warne’s IPL-conquering cricket team, the Rajasthan Royals. On the way we stopped off at the very impressive ruins at Fatephur Sikri. These ruins have been well maintained, possibly because they have not h ... 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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