
This slideshow of varanasi is set to music chosen to elicit the feelings evoked by being in Varanasi. Varanasi may in someway seem a sombre city, but it is full of life and there is something profound in the contrast between the reality and the unflagging faith of the believers. I hope I have caught [...]
Apr 05, 2011 | Categories:India, Multimedia, News, Travel & Culture | Tags: adventure, ancient, asia images, asia travel, dawn, Hindu, Images of Asia, India, music, photography, religion, slideshow, Travel & Culture, Travel Photographer, Travel Photography, Varanasi, video, YouTube | Leave A Comment »

Varanasi is a strange and ancient place, and by any measure confronting. Over 500 bodies are cremated on the ghats (banks) of the Ganges in Varanasi every day. The smoke from the pyres fills the air day and night. The huge piles of wood and the smoke stained buildings have a medieval otherworldly feel. Varanasi [...]
Sep 08, 2010 | Categories:Images of Asia, India, News, Travel & Culture | Tags: adventure, ancient, asia images, asia travel, dawn, Hindu, Images of Asia, India, photography, religion, Travel & Culture, Varanasi | 4 Comments »