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Highlights: The capital city of Hyderbad is one of India's largest hi-tech cities and is quickly earning the name of "Cyberbad." The city is also known for its great bazaars and lavish mosques. I'll also be visiting the Sri Kalahasteeswara temple, one of the temples of the five elements of my pilgrimage.
Travelogue: This area will be live when there are dispatches, photographs, audio, and video available. A little background: Andhra Pradesh is so named for their ancient people called the Andhras who populated South India since before the 2nd century BC. Monsoons destroy much of this state each year, and the dry Deccan plateau also deters travelers. The Tirumala area is an extremely important pilgrimage center, and is busier than Jerusalem and Mecca, even Rome, in the numbers of visitors. The government is actively developing the state's hi-tech industry, and there is even a movement to create electronic voting centers, even though much of the state is illiterate and computer-illiterate. BACK TO DESTINATIONS. |
Dates: January
2000