Beach at Talekad

Talekad

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January 7th 2007
After our stop at the Kesava temple we went on to Talekad. Here there is a collection of temples. It's a huge archaeological dig right now. That was my favorite part, seeing parts of temples and rocks. There are a fair amount of general Hindu temples but I'm not really interested in them unless there is some historical story behind them. Watching people worship idols makes me uneasy. Talekad has ... 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