Another Burning Ghat

This is a smaller burning ghat. People who are accident victims or have died from unnatural causes are burnt here. Note the remnants of gold and red cloth and bamboo poles used for carrying the bodies in the foreground.

North India Unplugged Trip - The Ghats of Varanasi

May 8th 2013
The overnight train to Varanasi was a fourteen hour trip. The mini van got us to Agra Fort station by 8.00pm, in plenty of time to catch the 9.00pm train. Once again, all luggage was piled up and we stood around it. Bishal gave us our carriage and seat numbers and it was up to us to get ourselves aboard. The train stopped for twenty minutes only, so there was no time to waste once it arrived. All ... 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

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