Dravidian Carvings

First Tentative Steps Into India...

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January 12th 2007
Well, what can I say... We've been in India for 3 days and we've seen it all already! It's an assault on the senses and nothing can prepare you for the sights, the sounds and particulalry the smells. Let's just detail what I mean exactly with some of my initial observations... Starting with the sights - well it's hard to know where to begin. The city is absolutely crowded - people live and work, ... read more

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

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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