The lake at the Golden Temple

The Golden Temple to the Dalai Lama's Temple

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March 9th 2012
AMRITSAR Leaving the hustle, bustle and diesel fumes behind we headed overland in our truck “Josh” for Amritsar. It’s a truly wonderful city in the north east of India. It’s most famous site is the Golden Temple. It is the centre of the Sikh religion and is an incredibly beautiful and serene site. The site was once a lake surrounded by a forest and the Buddha is said to have spent time ... 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