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Khajuraho

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February 24th 2011
November 19th We fly from Varanasi to Khajuraho after a stay of just two short days (I will return!)... We land up at the warm and welcoming Harmony Hotel. Saturday sunset finds us at Duladeo Temple, dedicated to Shiva and dating from the early 12th Century CE, though it has been extensively repaired and restored. I'm blown away by the energy in this my first temple and am making connections ... 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