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Varanasi and the might Ganges

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September 19th 2011
Day 1 - Waking as the train rolled into Varanasi, we were greeted at the station platform by the sound of drums. Exiting the station, the five of us clambered into two rickshaws and made our way to yet another Hotel Shanti. Getting out of the vehicle, we followed the driver on foot through a maze of alleyways until we reached the hotel. Once checked in we headed to the roof for breakfast and ma ... 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