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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