A Pilgrimage Special: Holy City of India

After Sarnath, we were off the Varanasi. Varanasi is often referred to as the holy city of India or the religious capital of India This is understandable since this is one of the holy places where devout Hindus converge to take a holy bath at the Ganges and where some come to spend the last days of their lives. Hindus believe they will end up in heaven if they die here. At the Ganges river then , you do not just get to view Hindus taking a holy dip but you'll also get to see the cremation of dead people. Photography of the cremation is not allowed but one is free to take a shot at every other thing that catches the fancy, from the little flower lamp which you can buy and release into the Ganges as an act of devotion to the souvenirs peddlers on the boats etc...etc.... Since Varanasi is the place where Hindu converges, officially our pilgrimage should have ended in Sarnath...

Flower lamp for the holy Ganges...

Peddlars of souvenirs on boats...



Taking a holy dip in the Ganges...


Boats anchored at the bank of Ganges...

Buddhist monks visiting Varanasi...