Man using captured monkeys to entertain locals

Not nice to see at all

Witnessing life...and death by the Ganges

August 30th 2015
Dare a dip in the ganges When we hear people talk about India, one of the first things they mention is the famous Ganges river. Even after hearing the stories, watching the documentaries and even reading various blogs on it, we knew we had to visit this holy city. This is the city where Hindu's come to be put to rest. Like we said, we'd heard many of the stories and....well in all honesty fo ... 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

28th November 2015

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Life & death
A fascinating blog of humanity on show..watching life going by...death and beyond...and the myriad of ways to survive and make a buck. Happy days.

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Life and death
It certainly was a facinating place. Watching life unfold around the ganges and watching people trying to make ends meet really took us by surprise. But like you said it's one of those places that leaves you with some sort impression and causes some deep thought. Varanassi left us thinking more about our cultural differences and consequently differing perspectives.

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