Jain Temple

Today we are off to Udaipur

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August 22nd 2014
Geo: 24.5823, 73.6882We were on the bus by 7:30 am. We had a four hour drive to the Jain temple at Ranakpur. Again we saw many more people on their pilgrimage, walking for hours in the hot sun. The trash along the sides of the road is unbelievable. We saw the occasional wild peacocks in fields and on fences. Upon arriving at the Jain Temple we shared a meal with the devotees. It made us feel ... 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