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Sarnath Varanasi

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  • Dec 14, 2006: ... as the City of 1,000 Temples, the Holy City of India, and known as Varanasi. The focal point in Varanasi is water as a ...
  • Nov 8, 2005: ... sunrise to get a different perspective. From Varanasi we also visited Sarnath, a pilgrimage site for Buddhists. This is ...
  • Sep 22, 2005: ... they don't come too close.... monkey fight Sarnath is a town north of varanasi where Buddha gave his first sermon after ...
  • Jan 1, 2004: ... from the cycle of reincarnation, so people from all over India come to Varanasi to die. We saw about 2 dozen cremations in ...

Asi Ghat Varanasi

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  • Nov 1, 2009: ... after checking into my hotel and relaxing for a while, I headed to Asi ghat (Ghats are the steps which line the banks of the ...
  • Sep 1, 2009: ... in turn run by the cremation workers. The cycle of life goes on. Asi Ghat is a famous one, right at one end, as it has the ...
  • Oct 14, 2005: ... by the guesthouse where we stayed. The guesthouse (Maruti, by the Asi Ghat for anyone travelling to the area) is an actual ...
  • Apr 3, 2006: ... , we settled on a price and set off downstream towards Asi ghat...the River being particularly filthy. This didnt seem to ...

Manikarnika Ghat Varanasi

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  • Jan 21, 2007: ... my way down through the cow shit laden allies to Manikarnika ghat where I could watch some cremations. After finding a ...
  • Oct 19, 2008: ... the flames from the pujas and, more importantly, from the Manikarnika Ghat were magnified in darkness, truly adding to the ...
  • Jan 5, 2006: ... We walked along the Ghats to the main burning ghat, Manikarnika Ghat, where they perform most of the Hindu cremations in ...
  • Sep 18, 2007: ... When asking about how much it cost to be burned at Manikarnika Ghat I was told three things: It cost 350 rupees, it is free ...

Dasaswamedh Ghat Varanasi

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  • Nov 25, 2007: ... far away from the crowded grime of the old city. at dasaswamedh ghat a little girl approached me carrying a basket full of ...
  • Dec 26, 2007: ... Aarti Ganga ceremony sees thousands of people swarm onto Dasaswamedh Ghat. Young acolytes hold aloft braziers of flame and ...
  • Jan 23, 2009: ... to eat. Attended the daily ganga aarti ceremony at the Dasaswamedh Ghat. I wasn't moved by it. The young Brahmans who were ...
  • May 13, 2008: ... we hire a boat to watch the ganga aarti ceremony at Dasaswamedh Ghat. Five young priests holding flaming lamps and blowing ...

Golden Temple (Kashi Vishwanath) Varanasi

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  • Dec 9, 2004: ... took place in frount of us... We also visited the golden temple and wandered endlessly in search of the best samosa (once ...
  • Jan 1, 2004: ... Met Steve and Jolene and we went to try and find the Golden Temple. Unfortunately they wouldn't let us in with cameras (the ...
  • Oct 19, 2008: ... experience.  Getting thoroughly lost, we eventually found the Golden Temple and because of the intense security (which ...
  • Oct 30, 2008: ... opened up to an amazing view of the Varanasi city line and of course the golden temple. It is called that in English because ...

Banaras Ghats Varanasi

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Bharat Kala Bhavan Varanasi

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Chaumsathi Ghat Varanasi

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Monkey Temple (Durga Temple) Varanasi

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  • May 18, 2005: ... have lunch. After lunch, we got a rickshaw out to Galta, the Monkey Temple. We were quite surprised with that - it was cool ...
  • Feb 11, 2009: ... any dead bodies - personally i am grateful. we visited the monkey temple, a very good illustration of why one should ...
  • Oct 30, 2008: ... it doesn't end well. Dan and I quickly hurried out of the monkey temple after that and b-lined it for our cab to take us the ...
  • May 1, 2009: ... (The Kings Palace), Durbar Square and the Swayanbhunath Stupa (the Monkey Temple). Thought the monkey temple was amazing, ...

Tulsi Manas Temple Varanasi

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  • May 3, 2009: ... in their prayers and incantations. We moved on to Tulsi Manas Temple - a 1964 modern, huge building not unlike a government ...