Churu street scene

Haveli - Shekhawati

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January 22nd 2010
22/1/10 Churu(@300m) was one of the gateway into Shekhawati area, the Land of Haveli. A small town with many palatial houses around the main bazar. and an old fort nearby, but only part of the wall still existed. Shekhawati area in the old day was an important trading center between the Arabian Sea and the Ganga region, it benefited many local business men and people were wealthy, they began to ... 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