A Whirl Wind Tour

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A Whirl Wind Tour

• Paula Farrar
• LIBR 500
• paula_farrar_at_hotmail.com

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Our Destination

• India

Map courtesy of www.worldatlas.com
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Things to keep in mind

• All photos, thoughts, and musings are based on my
  travels to India in 2000
• This is a whirl wind tour
• India is an enormous country
• Well just be skimming the surface

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A FEW FACTS

• India is diverse
• Has the second largest population in the world
• Is made up of 25 different states
• Recognizes 18 official languages
• Has 1,600 unofficial languages

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• Geographically diverse, India covers a vast and
  varying area
• mountains deserts
• fertile planes tropical forests
• beaches backwaters

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And then theres religion

• Hinduism
• Indias major religion
• Made up of a pantheon of gods
• Practiced by about 80 of the
  population

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But theres also

• Buddhism
• Islam
• Sikhism
• Jainism
• Zoroastrianism
• Christianity
• Judaism
• the list goes on

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Many people come to India to see famous buildings

• Stunning feats of architecture like the Taj Mahal

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• or the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest
  shrine of Sikhism.

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For those who appreciate the arts

• Youll find paintings and
• intricate carvings abound

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For the more adventurous at Heart
J A I S A L M E R

• Spend an afternoon wandering the cobblestone
  streets of the fort
• or
• Ride out into the Thar Desert and spend a night
  under the stars

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But then again, you might just want to head to
the beach
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For me,Varanasi stole my heart

• A magical city, where you can ply the waters of
  the Ganges, wander along the ghats

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or sit back in a little restaurant, sip some
chai, and watch the world pass by.
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Thanks for joining me on my

• Whirl Wind tour

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