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Off to Heaven

December 23rd 2015
Going to heaven. That's what the December 21 winter solstice is about for devotees at the important Vishnu temples throughout India.<br style="-webkit-touch-callout: none;" />My friend Premala told me about this day while I visited her in her home in Madurai. She warned that great crowds of people cram the streets around the Koodal Azhagar Temple in the evening, seeking an opportunity to rec ... read more
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Indian Flag 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
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