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Journey to 1st Century BC "Sirkap"

Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
edited July 21, 2006 in Journeys
Hello today went to Remain of Sirkap in Texila a city near to my city 45 min on bike in 45 degree C was pthatic my friends were with me they really annoyed me we were there to see remains of different cities like this including where Mahtma budh was found Mohinjadado, 1st ever toilet :huh Harapa etc but my friends :scratch changed their minds and we ended up only wandering in this city :rolleyes here are few pictures from there

larg dimenssion yet dailup friendly can be found in this link
http://awais.smugmug.com/gallery/1677702
A history

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He died 2000 years ago Rip dude:cry
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Food dish next to the buried man may be he was eating sothing when died:scratch

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Gold smiths of that time used this as measuring device :uhoh
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My head less friend demonstrats how they used to see time in sun temple
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Thanks
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    BakatBakat Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    There is so much history in your part of the world.

    Thanks for sharing a bit of it with us!

    Kat
    "Photography is not a sport. It has no rules"
    Bill Brandt
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    Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 18, 2006
    Bakat wrote:
    There is so much history in your part of the world.

    Thanks for sharing a bit of it with us!

    Kat

    Anytime Kat iloveyou.gif
    Thine is the beauty of light; mine is the song of fire. Thy beauty exalts the heart; my song inspires the soul. Allama Iqbal

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    MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2006
    Amazing to think that these ruins are still around to be seen and that we haven't built something on top of it. Thanks for sharing.
    Stephen
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    Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    Maestro wrote:
    Amazing to think that these ruins are still around to be seen and that we haven't built something on top of it. Thanks for sharing.

    Any time friend thumb.gif
    Thine is the beauty of light; mine is the song of fire. Thy beauty exalts the heart; my song inspires the soul. Allama Iqbal

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