The Palace Main Gate, at night

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August 13th 2006
More Updates I've now been here several weeks, and am finally starting to settle into a routine. Trip to Mysore: July 30 Back on July 30, I went to Mysore with some of the other people who are here from the United States. Mysore was the last capital of the Wodeyar Maharajas of the south, and contains one of the larger palaces from the period. Fore more on the history of Mysore, check the Wikipe ... 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