Cows dining on the Rubbish outside our hotel

Verynasty to Delhi

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April 4th 2012
VARANASI TO DELHI. Wednesday 4 April, 2012. We were woken at 5 am by the next throng of Pilgrims making their way to the Ghats to pray and make offerings of Ganges water to the Sun God. Much chanting and ringing of bells went on for about an hour. After this we managed to go back to sleep and have a bit of a lie in. Today was a travelling day so not a lot to report. We sat in the cell, D rea ... 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