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Ajanta caves

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February 3rd 2016
Overnight on the train we entered a new state, the last on this trip. We are staying in a modern hotel near the station. We made an early start and took the road to Ajanta. This area of India is fairly dry, but there is enough rain for crops such as wheat and sorghum. When we arrived the shop sellers descended on us in force, but we managed to escape onto the shuttle bus to the caves. The caves ... 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