As I was walking away from the fort towards the tombs of Mohammed Gaus and Tansen, I suddenly saw a stall with some weird looking orangy mounds on it so I stopped to take a closer look. Flies were virtually all over the pieces and the stall holder cut off a piece and handed it to me. I reluctantly took it and ate it. It was sweet and then I suddenly remembered reading about something in Lonely Planet about a food called Peitha which is made from dried pumpkin and glucose which is flavoured with rosewater, coconut or saffron. It's the first time I'd eaten pumpkin and I didn't like it that much but I thanked the guy for letting me have a piece and wished it wouldn't do any harm on my digestive system!
Written Jun 7, 2007
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The most magnificent monument of Gwalior; the hilltop fort overlooks the city. The fort is above 300 feet high and is about three kilometers(1.86 Miles) in length and 600 to 3000 feet wide from East...
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The main attraction in Gwalior is its hilltop fort with its temples and palaces. However the highlight of my visit was without a doubt the rock-cut Jain sculptures on my way to the fort. The...
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India was a strong impression, but walking through Gwalior topped everything, and is hard to describe. Maybe because it is not a top destination in India, the bad side of the country showed at its...
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Gwalior was one of my favourite spots. It has a spectacular medieval hilltop fort and a quirky museum in the Jai Vilas Palace.... and the best bit of all... there wasn't another westerner to be seen....
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