Varanasi

Varanasi - one of the holiest cities in India, where thousands of Hindu pilgrims come wash away their sins in the Ganges. It's very popular spot for many tourists willing to see the most intimate rituals of life and death, that take place in public, on famous ghats. For example at down you can see pilgrims performing puja to the rising sun or body cremation...

As for us - it was too comercial, we felt quite embarassed (even that it wasn't our fault) when our boat was that close to pilgrims that they had to pushed us away to continue with their prayers.

Varanasi...

Tourists at the famous ghats...

Pilgrims at down performing puja to the rising sun

Body cremation...