The wide balcony is closed in because of monkeys.

The Ashram.

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April 4th 2009
Where to begin? This place exudes kindness. I arrived quite late and was met by Swapna with tiny Sita in her arms. Sita came to the Ashram just a couple of weeks old. She was premature and tiny. Swapna is an American who runs the place while Rashmi (another American) is in Delhi with the older group children. Although ‘runs’ the place is probably not the correct term as everyone does their b ... 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