Varanassi

Varanassi, India

Travel Blogs from Varanassi

Varanassi Travel Blogs (29)

Crashes, curries and confusion - Welcome to India!

A travel blog entry by antandrel

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... 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 ...

Welcome to another plannet called "India"

A travel blog entry by lucky

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... , you 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 ...

Le Gange et ses couleurs

A travel blog entry by carolinetogna

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Day 64 - Verynasty

A travel blog entry by anamcara

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... like all I do is eat, and its true I can't help it the food is so good here. Wandered down to Marnikanika ghat, Varanassi's main burning ghat (and we are not just talking firewood here, we're talking bodies). Got chatting to this guy who surprisingly ...
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