Water to cool the palace

Agra

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March 13th 2013
We woke about 5 and were ready by 6 and it was still dark. we were driven then took a rickshaw to the entrance, and queued, the ladies in one line the men in another, nationals and foreigners in separate queues. We waited but were not allowed in until 6.35 by which time the sun was coming up. Some people got in the wrong but shorter queue which was annoying however eventually we got through the se ... 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