Varanassi, India

Travel Blogs from Varanassi (26)

Crashes, curries and confusion - Welcome to India!, Varanassi, India travel blog
Crashes, curries and confusion - Welcome to India!
Dec 18, 2005

... was on the way into town so they were scaring it away... (Almost scared us pale whiteys away!). We took an uneventful train to Varanassi and thats were the madness began. On the way to the hotel we were passed by about 10 bodies on poles being taken to ...

A travel blog entry by antandrel
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Welcome to another plannet called "India", Delhi-Varanassi-Agra-Jaisalmer, India travel blog
Welcome to another plannet called "India"
Mar 26, 2002

... know, just in case." -- "What's that floating?" "That's just a dead body" The Ganges is the holiest river in all of India. Varanassi, at it's base, is where Hindu pilgrims come to pray (puja), bath in the waters and also die. It's a great honor to ...

A travel blog entry by lucky
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Le Gange et ses couleurs, Varanassi, India travel blog
Le Gange et ses couleurs
Apr 14, 2009

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A travel blog entry by carolinetogna
Day 64 - Verynasty, Varanassi, India travel blog
Day 64 - Verynasty
Oct 5, 2005

... . Just when paranoia was starting to set in (I had just read somewhere that 3 travellers per month go missing in Varanassi) we reached our destinatation, performed puja which involves burning incense in a Shiva temple (Shiva's real bug here), wearing a ...

A travel blog entry by anamcara

Forum Discussions on Varanassi (1)

Putting life on hold
Posted on Mar 15, 2004, 10:19:29
... up to Nepal. Then from nepal, take the friendship highway up to Lhasa. This would allow you to take in the hotspots like Agra, Varanassi, Rhajastan and then down to another region of your choosing ( there is ALOT to see ) ... GoA, Kerala, Hampi, the east ...