Ghats from the river

Varanasi... Sensory overload

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June 19th 2006
Wow. Varanasi is the largest Hindu pilgraim sight in the world, and it is where over 60,000 people bathe themselves in the Ganges River to rid themselves of their worldy sins. This would seem like an alright thing to do except the Ganges (especially at Varanasi) is so heavily polluted that so many disease are spread through bathing in it... thus, we stayed clear of bathing in the river, thought ou ... 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