A lotus for Laurel :)

Ganesh Chaturthi

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August 29th 2014
Last Friday was Ganesh Chaturthi. This is the birthday celebration of one of India's most beloved Gods, Ganesh. Music started playing at midnight the day of, all offices were closed and fireworks rang out later that night in Pondicherry. We were told that for the most part, it is a celebration that is honored in homes and temples and not publicly, though I don't doubt that there was a public festi ... 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