Recycling message with stone carvings

More rocks

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December 16th 2016
All the monuments we had visited yesterday were free so today we decided to get the day pass and visit the two main temples in the village. The first was the Five Rathas (Chariots) which are 5 houses carved from a single rock. Taking it into perspective of being carved in 9th century they are pretty impressive. They were discovered covered in sand by the English 200 years ago which is why they are ... 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