Finally, I went there, Varanasi. One of the cities that I really want to visit in the world. I heard a lot about this city since a while. It is one of the oldest city in the world, and one of the holiest city in India.
The city is also called Benaras, or Benares. Lots of story behind, and mentioned sometimes in the epic story of Hinduism; the Mahabarata. As one of the holiest vcity in India, people come here to take bath in the Ganga river to clean themselves from all the sins, and also this is the place when they burn the dead body and throw the ash to the river.
Mark Twain, an American writer, even describes Varanasi as a city that older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.
Here are some pictures that I took when I was there, enjoy!
The city is also called Benaras, or Benares. Lots of story behind, and mentioned sometimes in the epic story of Hinduism; the Mahabarata. As one of the holiest vcity in India, people come here to take bath in the Ganga river to clean themselves from all the sins, and also this is the place when they burn the dead body and throw the ash to the river.
Mark Twain, an American writer, even describes Varanasi as a city that older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.
Here are some pictures that I took when I was there, enjoy!
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P.S. I am in Kathmandu at the moment and facinated also with the city. Will upload some pictures soon =)
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