Benares, India Travel Blogs

Life, death and explosions on the Ganga
Nov 10, 2004 (4 photos)

... so), messy, dirty, noisy and stunningly beautiful once you're along the river banks of the Ganga--the Ganges--one of India's most sacred rivers for Hindus. All those National Geo and Discovery Channel programs I've seen about scraggly old bearded holy ...

The mind-boggling Ganga river
Nov 14, 2004 (9 photos)

... with a Robert De Niro accent) And I do know now that I don't want to be dipped in the oogy Ganga after I kick it! It's just these kinds of little, inconsequesntial thoughts that seem to occur to you when you're travelling, especially in India...

Holiest place in Hinduism
Nov 16, 1980 (4 photos)

... from Nov 1980 say it is outside Varanassi also known as Benares. K15 photo "Saranath, outside Varanassi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India Deer Park -- Buddha's first sermon after enlightenment. Stupa originally 3rd C. BC - rebuilt" " ...

Ano Novo em Varanasi
Jan 1, 2006

... para esta cidade. Chegando a Varanasi, ja' podemos elege-la, sem sombra de duvidas, como a pior cidade da India, que ja visitamos, e consequentemente, e' a pior cidade do mundo. Os detalhes eu contarei quando conseguir achar uma Internet decente e limpa ...

tanu and the prosthetist
Mar 3, 2005 (10 photos)

today I went with Arun on his scooter. he took me to speak with a friend of his who is a physcial therapist, but his major training seems to be as an orthotist and prosthetist. We had a good talk and I got to see his clinic. They are using diathermy the ...

In Benares, much catching up to do
Mar 1, 2005 (15 photos)

OK, the taj mahal. we drove straight to the taj mahal from delhi because we were afraid of not getting tickets for the moonlight viewing which, as pete already said, we didn't get because you have to get them 24 hours in advance. would have been nice to ...

photo session
Mar 3, 2005 (8 photos)

more photos. during the last photo session the lights went out probably 10 times but the computers kept working. must have good batteries.

varanasi march 2
Mar 2, 2005 (5 photos)

2/28/05 When I got to benares I called Usha's brother Arun and he came over to my hotel room (which he had booked for me in advance). We were having the most wonderful conversation about Indian mythology and suddenly he asks me what I do for a living ...

Shiva
Nov 2, 2004 (5 photos)

A first glimpse.....

"The Ganga Aarti" (Varanasi, India) *video*
Jul 8, 2009 (1 photos)

"The Ganga Aarti" (Varanasi, India) *video* Grrrl Traveler's Postcard Diaries presents "The Ganga Aarti" (Varanasi, India). The evening Ganga Aarti is an hour long ritual performed daily at the bank of the main ghat.

The Holy City
Dec 17, 2009 (24 photos)

... a great city I love it. This is the craziest and most fun place I have been to so far! It has three names: Benares, Kashi and Varanasi.   The tiny labyrinthine darkened alleyways (which are especially exciting after dark) of the old city are , kids ...

Varanasie
Oct 24, 2004

Varanasie

On the Ganges, (Varanasi, India) *video
Jul 8, 2009

View video "On the Ganges" (Varanasi, India) Related Blog Articles: Varanasi's Humorous Underbelly Read blog "Varanasi's Stains" Each year, there are thousands of pilgrimages to the holy city of Varanasi. At sunrise taking a boat tour along the river is ...