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Arriving by train, not underground!

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January 23rd 2009
जोधपुर or Jodhpur is our next stop, one of the largest desert cities in Western Rajasthan. It is also known as the Blue City due to many of the buildings being painted blue. There are several theories behind why this is the case, to repel mosquitos, to reflect the sky, but the correct one according to Papi is that the blue colour signified the house of a Brahmin, the highest caste of H ... 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

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