Life and Death in Varanasi: Life!
February 9th 2010 Varanasi, the city of Shiva, is one of the holiest places in India. The Ganges, known to Hindus as the Great Mother, is regarded as a river of salvation and pilgrims come to do puja on her ghats (literally meaning respect, offering or prayers) and cleanse themselves of sin.
Long before dawn, sounds herald the break of a new day. Temple bells clang rhythmically, a thin tinny sound. Devotional sin
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