Jantar Mantar

Bhang.....bang

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January 23rd 2007
Working our way across Rajastan towards Delhi, we found ourselves at the States capital city Jaipur, but not before a pit stop at Pushkar for a little R+R. Pushkar is a town clustered around it's holy lake, with a maze of streets winding around, set in a magical scene of desert hills. Surrounding the lake are 52 bathing ghats, where people come to wash and purify their sole in the waters. The ... 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