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| While I've been through even narrower alleys, Amritsar's are typical of old Indian cities. |
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| Old tries to accommodate new and makes a spider web of electrical wires. |
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| There was an amazing volume coming out of this loudspeaker. |
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| These houses surrounded a large square that once was a large well with space for horses. This area is now for modern horses -- that is, a parking lot. |
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| Trees attempt to grow in surprising places. |
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| This intersection is known as Jalebi-wala Chowk for the shop that has been selling jalebis here for over 100 years. They were excellent -- fresh, hot, sweet, and crisp. Yum! |
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| A lot of jewelry is sold in shops around the temple. There are also shops where you can have it assayed for purity. |
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| Rat traps for sale. |
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| Our last stop was the Jallienwala Bagh -- the site of a particularly vicious massacre of civilians by the British in 1919. |
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| The only entrance to the Bagh was through this narrow passage, so the British troops were able to keep anyone from escaping their gunfire. |
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