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Mysore Via Ooty

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March 30th 2010
A leaking bus took us overnight via OOTY to the town of Mysore, famed for several things, most notably its amazing palace and profusion of skilled craftsmen in hundreds of fields. We spent several fun filled days wandering the very colourful streets. We came across "cottage Industry" style production of Beedies (small cigarettes made of leaves and cheap tobacco), incense (hand rolled by local w ... 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