Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Street Scene

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Street Scene

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Produce

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Street Scene

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Street Scene

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Street Scene

Fortunately the traffic going our way wasn't as bad.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Street Scene

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Street Scene

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Chickpeas

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Old Building

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Holy Man

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Tourists on the Ganges River

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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View from the Ganges River

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Ganges Evening

300 cremations per day occur here with un-burned parts thrown into the river.

Primary Cremation Site, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Aarti Ceremony

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Monk

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Street Scene

near Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 26, 2015

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Pilgrims

near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Flower Seller

near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Cow

near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Monks

We were warned that these guys were there for the money.

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Morning Bathers in the Ganges River

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Morning Bathers in the Ganges River

Western woman taking a dip is of concern.  Her immune system might encounter something unfamiliar.

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Floating Candles

Prayer and memorial candles are a big thing here.

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Trash on the Ganges River

Not a great way to treat a 'holy' river.

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Pilgrims at the Ganges River

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Morning Bathers in the Ganges River

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Darbhanga Ghat

Built in the early 1900s by the royal family of Bihar.

Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Sunrise

Hazy morning.

Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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Washing Laundry

Depending on how dirty the laundry is, it is questionable how much cleaner laundry will be.

Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 27, 2015

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