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April 25, 2008

India an intense experience for first-time visitors

  • Funeral pyres, erotic carvings and urban pandemonium leave unforgettable impressions
    • By DEVLIN BARRETT
    Associated Press Writer

    Photo by Jon Silver [enlarge]
    The Taj Mahal, a Mughal emperor’s famous 17th-century monument to his wife, is threatened by pollution. Visitors must now either walk or take a rickshaw or electric car the final mile to the mausoleum, which is located in Agra.

    VARANASI, India — “Cow. Mustard plant. Dead body,” our taxi driver said as we drove into town.


     
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