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Dev Devali- Benares
(Nov 03 '06)
Yes, Devali continues. It seems there is always a good reason to celebrate in India. Devali actually ended two weeks ago, however, in a festival unique to the city of Benares (where my good friend ...
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Ma Ganga
(Dec 06 '07)
MorgenDer milchgraue Ganges fliesst ruhig dahin. Nebel.
Eine verhuellte Gestalt huscht durch die engen Gassen der Altstadt. Die feucht-kalte Luft ist schwer, greifbar dicht. Ein Sadhu taucht ins ...
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A Tweeker in Varanasi
(Apr 28 '08)
Because Varanasi (also called Benares) is a prime tourist location and known for its crime, your first challenge is getting to the hotel of your choice from the train station without having an ...
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Burning Flesh Before Breakfast
(Apr 29 '08)
Flames dancing. Smouldering tibia attached to a fleshy foot. Stiff arm
with yellow shirt sleeve rising from balckened logs. Crackle. Pop.
Disintegrating bodies. Green smoke rising. Vapors from the ...
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No Need To Open This Entry
(May 02 '08)
I am leaving Benares tonight for Gaya, where I catch a bus to Bodhgaya.
I am working my way slowly to Calcutta so that I can get out of India
on May 8.
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Sur le bord du Gange
(Jun 13 '06)
21 juin
DAUTRES PHOTOS SUIVRONT, VOUS REVIENDREZ VOIR ICI... ON NA PLUS DE TEMPS POUR PLUS LA...
La ville de Varanassi se situe sur le bord du Gange (la deesse Ganga pour les hindous). ...
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I shared a rickshaw from Bodhgaya to Gaya station and caught the afternoon train to Mughal Serai. I had arranged with my hotel a taxi to meet me at ...
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Oldest continually inhabited city in the world
(Sep 07 '06)
Arrived in Varanassi tired, filthy and in a foul mood. In typical manner, no-one was there to meet us at the train station and we had to call them to say that we had arrived and that we should be ...
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VARANASI - Holy Madness
(Nov 24 '76)
"a mouldy-fleshed human head floated by, bobbing up and down in the murky water"
The conductor rudely awoke me at 5.00am. I think I was blocking the aisle. He also woke up Janette to make room for an ...
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Ganges water never tasted better
(Feb 09 '06)
"This involves splashing, mixing paste or flowers into the water..."
Varanasi is one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage sites to the holy Ganges river in India. And one of the best places to contemplate the ...
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Recent Blogs for Benares
Revenge of the Delhi Belly
(Mar 23 '08)
One of the best things about India is the killer food; curries, rotis, parantha's, naan, dosa's, thali's, lassi's - it's all delicious, and we are finding we are always excited about searching out and ...
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Incredible Varanasi
(Feb 25 '08)
Varanasi is a
firm favourite on the tourist circuit and deservedly so. It is concentrated India,
in all of its colour and chaos. Even in our weary ‘we’ve been in India
for too long now’ state, ...
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Get Lifted
(Feb 25 '08)
By Christina
Situated on the banks of the Ganges River, Varanasi is arguably the holiest city in all of India. Many Indians consider it the center of the Hindu universe, and for thousands of years, ...
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