Normal 0 HOLY BEJEEZUS THIS PLACE IS RIDICULOUS. Varanasi is an entangled mess of never ending alleyways, sadhus in bright orange clothing, burning corpses, red faced monkeys, people with missing limbs, galloping cows, half naked people bathing in the river, street dogs with matted hair and a sea of sparkling saris. It is quite the experience.And man, is spirituality ever for sale. Sure - you can visit a temple, take a picture of a sadhu (holy man), have a priest bless you, buy a statue of one of the 30 million Hindu deities – all for a price. What price, you ask? Every last bit rupee they can get out of you. You
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