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Elephanta Island

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February 5th 2016
The visit to Elephanta Island was a relaxing way to start the visit to Mumbai. The boats to the island leave from the gateway to India. This is next door to the Taj Palace hotel. This is the hotel that was bombed and has been rebuilt. There was a very pleasant breeze on the boat, but it was very smoggy so there was no view of the coastline. The air pollution was a news item. It has been made worse ... 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