Ganges View

... " ..... we got to the riverside and to the temples and just kicked back and observed the movement ..... we got a boat ride thru the Ganges ..... we check out some cremations up and down river .... we got a bit close to some of them, I snap some shots with ...

Friday 28/3/08 - Sunrise on the Ganges! Up at 5am and off on a short coach trip to get as close as possible to the Main Ghat on the banks of the River Ganges in order to watch the sun rise. Paused a while on the bank to see hordes of people arriving ...

... side of the island the weather had cleared up and it was actually brilliant sunshine. We found a little walking trail just near Ganges marina and followed it out to a point on harbour, where we sat for a while just taking in the beautiful ...

... . Because of the winding roads it would have been unsafe for us south bound travelers to turn into these spots. Oh well, the view was still really enjoyable along the way. Bill had warned us the the price to get into the Gardens was quite expensive ...

... , near the road and rail bridge. Assi Ghat is one of the biggest, and is particularly important as the River Assi meets the Ganges River near here, and pilgrims come to worship a Shiva lingam (phallic image of Shiva) beneath a peepul tree, which is not ...

... rein waschen war auch so sehr speziell. Noch spezieller waren allerdings die Verbrennungs-Gahts. Bei diesen Gahts (Treppen die zum Ganges führen) kremieren die Hindus ihre Toten auf offenen Holzfeuern. Da dies wegen der Holzpreise eine ziemlich teure ...

... ;We were told by the employee at our guesthouse about the 'Puja' that happened every night at 7pm on the banks of the Ganges. 'Puja' is a religious Hindu ceremony that takes place every single night in Varanasi. It could be reffered to as their version of ...

... .    Our train had arrived at the station furthest from town so it was about a 30min trip... We crossed the Ganges on a pontoon bridge -- pretty rickety and our driver showed no signs of slowing down  -- it was look out cyclists and ...

... a balcony near Manakarnika Ghat as several bodies were being cremated at a time. They are burned very openly overlooking the Ganges, bodies covered in a shiny ceremonial wrap. At another of the main ghats, Dasaswamedh Ghat, dozens of Indians were bathing ...

... every year until they feel that they have enough good karma. Our room at the Alka was pretty unremarkable, but the view of the swollen mud soup that is the Ganges and the Meer Ghat was fantastic. We gazed in wonder at how big and fast the river ...

... of the best views of the Ganges River. As promised, our Hotel Alka certainly did. From the window in our room, we had a fantastic view of the Ganges and its Ghats. Lunch on the terrace was even more picturesque. As we sipped Chai and ate our Thali, we ...

... bellies undertake impressive yoga stretches on the ghats and others swim, washed and drank from in river.  We even saw the Ganges swimming school where children were being taught to swim. This is a truly unique place and we think the photo bellow ...

... other things.  And yes, to add something else into the equation it is said that samples of the water taken from the Ganges returns a figure of 1.5 million faecal coliform per 100ml of water and the safe level for bathing should be only 500 (not ...

... ".  I have a picture of him somewhere I'll try to post - hilarious and beautiful at the same time. Our next ventures to the Ganges were rather different.  We had a walk in the middle of the day to the ghats to the north of Dasaswamedh.  I'm ...

... through the alleyways of the old city to the holy Ganges on a bamboo stretcher swathed in cloth. The corpse is doused in the Ganges prior to cremation. Huge piles of firewood  are stacked along the top of the ghat; every log is carefully weighted on ...

... haggling. We where duely disgorged in the half light at one of the big 'ghats' or steps leading to the holy Ganges where the devout pilgrims perform ritual ablutions and sometimes, to our horror, gulp down the water. We were immeadiately besieged by boat ...

... very well. We took our time in the morning over breakfast and chose to head out to see the famous ghats alongside the holy Ganges River. We were surprised to see not that many people about and it initially felt a bit like a holiday resort promenade, ...