Varanasi
Pam and John on a rickshaw ride in Varanasi.
Varanasi: the streets are too crowded to bring a car or bus.
Aarti ceremony on the shore of the River Ganges, Varanasi.
Varanasi: thousands of pilgrims (and tourists) attend Aartri at this and other ghats.
Varanasi: at sunrise, a holy man sits on the ghat.
Varanasi: I think this fellow was just dressed for tourists and their tips.
Varanasi sunrise: morning at the ghats, with boats.
Varanasi sunrise: diyas float down the Ganges river.
Varanasi: sunrise on the Ganges.
Varanasi sunrise: pilgrims, and some locals, come to bathe in the Ganga.
Varanasi: former Hindu kings built palaces along the river bank.
Varanasi sunrise: this man was doing loud "laughing" exercises.
Varanasi: sunrise on the Ganges, and a floating diya.
Varanasi sunrise: laundrymen are at work.
Varanasi sunrise: a busy ghat.
Varanasi sunrise: praying to Ganga and the morning sun.
Varanasi sunrise: many Hindus see a visit to Varanasi to be a lifetime goal.
Varanasi sunrise: a priest performs a morning Aarti.
Varanasi sunrise: preparing a body for cremation.
