Old City

Forts and Brahmins

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July 30th 2006
After arriving in Jodhpur, we took a rickshaw to a hotel we'd chosen out of our guidebook, only to discover it was under construction, and thus booked. The owner of the hotel (the great-grandson of the maharaja of Jodhpur no less, and with a mustache to match his royal heritage) called another guest house, who came to pick us up, and it was fantastic. It was so hard for Brian and I to relax and ... 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