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varanasi

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October 19th 2010
Mark Twain zei ooit “‘Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together. En gelijk had hij, het is een labyrinth van kleine smalle straatjes, vervallen huisjes, tempels verborgen achter muren, kleine marktjes, duizenden verschillende geuren en dit allemaal aan de oevers van de Ganges. Verloren loop je sowieso tot je ... 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