Just an hour from Khasab are dive sites with schools of blue and yellow Indian Ocean angelfish, Arabian butterfly fish, snappers, lionfish, groupers, stingrays and turtles.

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Thousands more Indian and Caribbean workers too succumbed to the malaria and yellow fever that swept the isthmus during the rainy season.

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The gold retailers are continuing to protest and are now asking the Indian government to at least reduce the new tax increase on the yellow metal.

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Most noticeable for customers, though, will be the merrily-colored blades, which come in a bright yellow, purple and red, breaking a monotonous streak among Indian ceiling whirligigs.

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These trucks are decked out in classic Indian style: half fairground carousel and half Hindu temple, with vermilion and sunshine yellow as the favoured colours.

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Anyone who has seen Indian food being prepared has watched the blending of green and red chilies, black peppercorns and yellow turmeric into a particular curry.

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