Garland Tying

Jasmine Flowers

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March 2nd 2007
Hello from Sheryl, Sweetie, the lady who is hosting our stay, surprised us the other day with a gift of jasmine flowers. Jasmine are little cream colored flowers are extremely fragrant. The little individual flowers are tied into a garland that we could wear in our hair. I tied the garland around my ponytail. The Telegu word for "flowers" is pronounced "poo-vah-loo." This is the season wh ... 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