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INDIA | Mon, 17 Oct 2011 | By prayash | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

‘When the deluge comes, all that shall be left is Shatrunjay...’ And as you finish climbing 4000 steps to the top of the 700 metre high Shatrunjay hill, you begin to see that the belief is not misplaced. The expansive flatlands of Gujarat below harbour ... Read more >
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