Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Welcome to India: Varanasi

Border crossing at Sonauli


Welcome to India! Here's your chai on the fly (Jalebi; sugar and oil)


Train station in Gorukhpur


Varanasi, the holy city


Busy by 6am


The bathing ghats


The burning ghats


Jain Ghat


Bhairavi Ghat away from the chaos


Too early for some 


Weaving shop making 90 RP/day (almost 2.00 USD)


Fantastic Vegetarian Thali :)


Sunset Hindu ceremony at the ghats


Performed meticulously


Complete with chanting crowds


Temple at Sarnath, where Gautama Buddha gave his 1st sermon


Grafted tree from the original Bodhi (supposedly)


Damekh Stupa


Another pillar placed by Ashoka (same as Lumbini) acknowledging the site


Narrow streets of Varanasi


Auto-rickshaws at the train station


Sleeper train



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