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Visit to Varanasi - Lord Shiva's Abode

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September 30th 2016
When we decided to conduct our mothers final rites after her demise on 14th Sep'16, we barely had 5 days to organise the whole trip. After he cremation, our priest handed over the remains in a earthen pot still moist from the ablutions. as per our customs we need to take 4 articles associated with the ceremony being the mortal remains (ashes), the brass utensil, cloth knotted as a symbol and vesse ... 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