Burning Ghat

This is the largest of two such ghats along the river. They proceed with funerals all day and up to 200 bodies are burned per 24 hour period.

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That Jingle Jangle Morning, they Came Following Me

April 24th 2007
I left Kolkata on March 16th, exactly a month from when i arrived in and started with CRAWL. Since then i've really had alot of mixed emotions on what i'd seen and experienced. I think i'll leave this topic for after i get home - which is when i think i'll find it easier to straighten my thoughts....in the meantime, in case you're interested in visiting the site and taking a look at the current ... read more

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi

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

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