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Varanasi Slideshow
Varanasi
Travel Blogs from Varanasi, India
Cows Tourists and Treasure Hunters
... time of cremation, and they are sifting the mud looking for gold. The ultimate recyclers!! Time seems to move differently in Varanasi and we look around and the sun is setting once more. We take the opportunity to take in the evening ceremony ...
In the words of...
... reason in the world to smile, but does so just the same, with a sparkle in her crusty dark eyes...there is something special in India, and Varanasi is the Holy capital of it all. I can only hope that I have it within me to smile when it appears there is ...
The Holy City
... we've been using don't seem that reliable, maybe I will do it in Delhi. There's a lot of significance to Varanasi, being the place where the mostly southern flowing river suddenly turns north. Hindis believe that heaven is north, and hell ...
Varanasi, yoga y el ritual de los muertos de Shiva
... mágico, cada rincón cada respiro, cada mirada invita a reflexionar; a tratar de entender todo lo que está pasando, y es que Varanasi es de esos lugares en la tierra donde se combinan tantas energías tantas emociones y tantas sensaciones que se debe de ...
Varanasi, the Capital of Holiness and Chaos
... but I have no energy to do so. I sleep a few hours more and go out to see the other major sight of Varanasi: Kashi Vishwanath Temple aka The Golden Temple. There are two golden temples in India, one here and the other one is in Amritsar. ...
Ganges River
... on their neighbor's wall. As we arrive at the river the sun is shooting its first laser beam across Varanasi. We walk under a set of temple bells that are ringing in a rapid cadence, adding to the drama of the ...
holy river, batman!
[written jan. 24, 2002] hello! so i've been in varanasi for almost 4 days now...this city is by far the most interesting of the places i've been to so far in terms of it being a living, working environment...the city as a whole is what's most ...
Stranded
... and muggings....great! Why did I choose this day to go? Well I don't think I can take anymore of Varanasi, but then maybe it is just India in general. I did wonder if I was suffering from culture shock, is this possible after 6 weeks of being ...