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Travel Photo Of The Week - ‘Ganga is the Lifeline of Indian Culture’

Tiểu Ngoan Ä?ồng is a member of our travel photo pool on Flickr. He took this interesting shot during a visit to India.

At first glance I thought the words on the wall referred to something more along the lines of some local variety of wacky tabacky, pot, mary jane, or whatever you happen to call it.

It had a nice ring to it, and I was just settling into imagining how on earth the great ‘giggle twig’ could be considered a ‘lifeline of Indian culture’ – let alone how anyone indulging in the stuff would ever summon up enough conviction to plaster a statement like that up on a wall.

I was preparing to wax lyrical on the subject – get some feedback from travellers who’ve been to India, debate the pros and cons of the seemingly controversial proclamation.

Then it hit me: it’s ‘Ganga’ not ‘Ganja’ (silly fool!). Ganga is another name for Ganges, as in the Ganges River, probably the most famous river in India.

Brushing that extended blonde moment aside, I finally realised what the message was really about. Good thing I didn’t embarrass myself, hey? Ahem.

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