Varanasi - all roads lead to the Ganga
January 3rd 2010 You really can’t get lost in the twisting maze of back alleys which make up the bazaar behind the ghats of Varanasi. Just wait for a few minutes and a procession will appear, a motley collection of pall bearers chanting ‘Ram naam satya hai’ as they shower the bier with red rose petals falling onto the golden yellow marigolds and the red and gold funeral cloth. The outline of the corpse is
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