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Pushkar

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December 28th 2009
The drive to Pushkar from Jaipur was the first time that the scenery really began to change into dry, dusty terrain with sparse vegetation and rocky hills - exactly what you would expect from Rajasthan (the Desert State). The drive was relatively good, though there were the obligatory stretches of terrible bumpy road (the kind of road you would only ever consider navigating in a four wheel drive ... 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