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January 27th 2018
Published: April 13th 2018
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'Look over there,' said Raju, pointing with his chin in the Indian manner to some indistinct letters and numbers painted on a building. 'Would you believe that the Ganges reached up to there in the monsoon of 1978?' We looked down to the river flowing serenely beside the stone steps of Varanasi’s ghats today, a dizzy, mind-boggling 74 metres (242 feet) below. Ahead and beneath us, left and rig... Read Full Entry



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Mike Fossey
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Once upon a time, I was something important in the UK travel industry, where I spent more than 35 years of my working life roaming the globe at someone else's expense. So, if you dream of living overseas on less than 10 Dollars a day, be warned: I'm an experienced, mature traveller - not a backpacker. You won't find stories here about me thumbing my way across the Sahara, slumming it in cockroach-infested hostels, or sharing a room with giant mosquitoes! Oh, and I'm British - so you can expect a stiff upper lip in times of adversity and a sense of humour that's often not understood by other... full info
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Aarthi at Dashashwamedh GhatAarthi at Dashashwamedh Ghat
Aarthi at Dashashwamedh Ghat
Sharing the flame at an aarthi ceremonySharing the flame at an aarthi ceremony
Sharing the flame at an aarthi ceremony
Aarthi at Assi GhatAarthi at Assi Ghat
Aarthi at Assi Ghat
Aarthi at Assi GhatAarthi at Assi Ghat
Aarthi at Assi Ghat
A ghat, a temple and a couple of bullsA ghat, a temple and a couple of bulls
A ghat, a temple and a couple of bulls
The 1978 high-water markThe 1978 high-water mark
The 1978 high-water mark
Just to prove we were there!
The garden commemorating the Rani of JhansiThe garden commemorating the Rani of Jhansi
The garden commemorating the Rani of Jhansi
The model of Varanasi's ghats in a car parkThe model of Varanasi's ghats in a car park
The model of Varanasi's ghats in a car park
Making the morning chai at one of the ghatsMaking the morning chai at one of the ghats
Making the morning chai at one of the ghats
A deep well found on a walk in the backstreetsA deep well found on a walk in the backstreets
A deep well found on a walk in the backstreets
Knitting!Knitting!
Knitting!
A goat with a coatA goat with a coat
A goat with a coat
A little backstreet temple with an unusual idolA little backstreet temple with an unusual idol
A little backstreet temple with an unusual idol
Shiva Temple, shaped like a lingamShiva Temple, shaped like a lingam
Shiva Temple, shaped like a lingam
Inside the Shiva templeInside the Shiva temple
Inside the Shiva temple
The lingam to which the women is showing respect is covered in the sacred trifoliate leaves of the Bael tree, of which Lord Shiva is said to be very fond. In the foreground is Nandi the bull, Shiva's transport,
Street graffiti near the Shiva templeStreet graffiti near the Shiva temple
Street graffiti near the Shiva temple
Graffiti art - more lingamsGraffiti art - more lingams
Graffiti art - more lingams
Wall art - ShivaWall art - Shiva
Wall art - Shiva
Graffiti on a ghat wallGraffiti on a ghat wall
Graffiti on a ghat wall
The cattle market streetThe cattle market street
The cattle market street
Milking cows on a demolition siteMilking cows on a demolition site
Milking cows on a demolition site



14th April 2018

David
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Nice one!
Nice one Mike. Keep ‘em coming! David
14th April 2018

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Sorry about the photos!
You know how it was - we packed a lot into every day, we took more photos in this photogenic place than we might have done elsewhere and, well, it seemed a shame not to share a few (is 90 a few?) of the several hundreds on the memory card! :0)
24th April 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

World explorers
You've really managed to visit all the nooks and crannies, off the beaten path that India has to offer... along with a couple of mainstream locations. You did find those backstreets and unfamiliar places that some might not write about. Fantastic! I really enjoyed the blog.
24th April 2018

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

India's another world!
Thanks for continuing to share our adventures. We were, as always, on a tight schedule, but in a place like Varanasi it would have been a shame to limit ourselves to just the tourist hotspots. And there's another week's worth of blogs still to come - including a few more places that TravelBloggers don't seem to have written about!
24th April 2018

galthea
Galthea

Happy you had a good time
I´m glad you could contact Raju, he really is one of the best people to show you around Varanasi. I wish I could come back to visit him and his family one day. Take care!
25th April 2018

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Memories!
Thanks again for introducing me to Raju. You must find an excuse to go back to Varanasi some day - you haven't written a blog in a long time! Keep doing it (...smiling that is!).
24th September 2018

Mcewans
The McEwans

Varanassi help
Thank you for your info re Varanassi. I’ve contacted Raju as were off there tomorrow. I’ve mentioned your name and that we understand he may not be working but thought it was worth asking. (Sorry for posting here - for some reason I can’t seem to send a private message from my phone) Best wishes Stephen & Elizabeth

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