Mini festival at the main ghat

Days 10 - 11 Varanasi

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March 10th 2009
On arriving from the 13 hour night train from Agra Varanasi was a joy to behold, I've arrived just in time for the Holi festival which as you've guess is a holy festival. I met some new chums in Asra the previous night so there were 5 of us who got on the train to Varanasi. For those of you who don't know Varanasi (City of shiva) is arguably the holiest paces in India lying on the banks of th ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more