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Title: A Whirl Wind Tour


1
A Whirl Wind Tour
  • Paula Farrar
  • LIBR 500
  • paula_farrar_at_hotmail.com

2
Our Destination
  • India

Map courtesy of www.worldatlas.com
3
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

4
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

5
  • Geographically diverse, India covers a vast and
    varying area
  • mountains deserts
  • fertile planes tropical forests
  • beaches backwaters

6
And then theres religion
  • Hinduism
  • Indias major religion
  • Made up of a pantheon of gods
  • Practiced by about 80 of the
    population

7
But theres also
  • Buddhism
  • Islam
  • Sikhism
  • Jainism
  • Zoroastrianism
  • Christianity
  • Judaism
  • the list goes on

8
Many people come to India to see famous buildings
  • Stunning feats of architecture like the Taj Mahal

9
  • or the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest
    shrine of Sikhism.

10
For those who appreciate the arts
  • Youll find paintings and
  • intricate carvings abound

11
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

12
But then again, you might just want to head to
the beach
13
For me,Varanasi stole my heart
  • A magical city, where you can ply the waters of
    the Ganges, wander along the ghats

14
or sit back in a little restaurant, sip some
chai, and watch the world pass by.
15
Thanks for joining me on my
  • Whirl Wind tour
  • If this has sparked the travel bug in you,
    click the globe for more info
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