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Varanasi

How long were you there for?

3 days

What was the single highlight of your trip?

Boat ride at dawn

Any lowlights/cautionary tales?

Stay away from stoned babas after the evening prayer at the Ganges

Any absolutely MUST see sights/activities?

The Bathing Ghats in the morning - Ahilya Ghat being my favorite

Any absolutely DON'T see sights/activities?

Don't bathe in the holy river alongside plastic and bones

If you could give one piece of advice, what would it be?

Carry food stuff to avoid local delicacies

Any other comments?

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4 comments

25th May by Liz Cleere

Ooh, two years in India and we still haven't been to Varanasi (it's the thought of all those crowds, and that whole 'spirituality' side of it just doesn't appeal). I hope we get there before we leave though.

Love your website ;-)

Have put my other half onto your page (Jamie Furlong) as his great interest is street photography.

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25th May by ElliFry

I like the advice to avoid the local delicacies! Are they that bad?

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27th May by sonal08

@
Liz Clee Thank you for your kind words :) Varanasi is a must to shoot people. I had no spiritual awakening too ;)

@
ElliFry haha.. I lived on jam and bread after my tryst with the local food on day 1.

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27th May by satkinson

Nothing spiritual about seeing a dead body being tugged and gnawed at by a dog at the side of the river (my dawn experience in Varanasi over 20 years ago). I was very glad to leave India after that!

Maybe I should give the place the benefit of the doubt and return one day...

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