Mughal tombs, Allahabad

Allahabad and Varanasi

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August 3rd 2012
Allahabad and Varanasi are both cities intimately connected with Hindu mythology. I had been following the Yamuna river from Agra, where the Taj Mahal backs onto it, to Allahabad, where three Hindu holy rivers meet. The Yamuna joins with the Ganges, and in theory so does the Saraswati, but that's mythological river. Because of this, the confluence if the three is considered one of the most ... 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