Entrance to Palace Grounds

Sweet Dewali

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October 23rd 2006
We arrived in Mysore after a night train and day bus ride and it was the begining of Dewali, a Hindu festival lasting five days. Mysore is a small city known for it's cooler tempatures and sandlewood oils. We had a bit of a challange finding accommodation and after unsuccessfully trying ourselves we submitted to a rickshaw driver that said he knew cheap, clean rooms. After visiting four more hot ... 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