Situated on the River Brenta where it widens on its emergence from the hills, BASSANO has expanded rapidly this century, though its historic centre remains largely unspoiled by twentieth-century mistakes. It's better known for its...
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GUTHRIE , thirty miles north of downtown Oklahoma City on I-35, was the capital from statehood in 1907 until 1911. Today the 1400-acre Guthrie Historical District forms a remarkably complete collection of tastefully restored Victorian...
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Rajasthan's ruling caste, the twice-born Rajputs, trace their mythological origins back to a powerful fire ceremony, or yagna agnikund , conducted by the sage Vashista after the fall of the Gupta empire in the eighth century AD. The...
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