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Bikaner and the Karni Mata Rat Temple

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October 2nd 2009
This one is for Matt and Jo. We arrived on a dusty train from Jaisalmer in the evening, the route was straight across the desert and the carriages on Indian train are not protected very well from the elements so the carriage, including us and our bags, were covered in dust. Dodging the touts trying their best to take us to their hotel, we negotiated a fare to our chosen hotel. We asked to see ... 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