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Varanasi

From Delhi we rode the sleeper train to Varanasi. What an adventure that was! A couple of guys from the UK shared our 4 bunk compartment and they won our instant affection by offering to take the two top bunks! We paid them back the next day when the train was 5 hours late by sharing our stash of snacks. We remember Varanasi for the Ganges River and the Maha Aarti ritual performed on its banks.
01-On the sleeper train to Varanasi
01-On the sleeper train to Varanasi
02-Boats on the Ganges
02-Boats on the Ganges
03-Preparations for the Maha Aarti ritual
03-Preparations for the Maha Aarti ritual
04-Night fall on the Ganges
04-Night fall on the Ganges
05-Spires in the fading light
05-Spires in the fading light
06-The Maha Aarti begins
06-The Maha Aarti begins
07-Maha Aarti
07-Maha Aarti
08-Maha Aarti
08-Maha Aarti
09-Maha Aarti
09-Maha Aarti
10-Swami watches Maha Aarti
10-Swami watches Maha Aarti