Free Day in VaranasiDawn on the GangesWe head to Assi Ghat at 5:15am for the dawn Aarti ceremony. Marlene and Jim decide to sleep in and have a relaxed day. The sunrise ceremony is very similar to the sunset Aarti we saw at Dasawamedh Ghat last night. A group of girls starts the ceremony with a chant-like song. Seven Brahmin priests on platforms then go through a series of …
Varanasi- India MagnifiedHello VaranasiIt’s 9am. People, vehicles and animals take up every square inch when we exit the train station in Varanasi after our overnight train trip from Agra. Beeping horns, revving engines, barking dogs and voices are nonstop. Welcome to Varanasi.Varanasi is the most spiritual place in India. It is has every aspect of India but magnified. Very intense.After loading our luggage and ourselves into three tuk tuks, …