Varnasi as Sunrise

The Dirtiest River in the World is Apparently Holy

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August 17th 2006
We went on a early morning boat ride to see Varnasi at sunrise. It was actually nice (except for waking up really early) and the extraordinary dirtiness of the river. I got some nice pictures of the ghats of some people doing morning prayers. The river on the other hand was a whole new level of dirty. You couldn't see through it even an inch. There was garbage, I know they throw bodies in the ... 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