Varanasi

Varanasi needs no introduction for the street and people photographers. It is called the most ancient living city on earth. Both of my visits were amazingly memorable. As I traveled down the narrow lanes or walked across the ghats (steps on the river bank) series of movie-like scenes got unfolded from dawn till dusk. Even at night if I explored some dark gullies, the old Hindustani music from some sweet shops or closely coupled houses reminded me an era which I might have only watched in some old films. The best part is obviously the spectacular evening aarti on the bank of river Ganga. The crowd, the holy smoke, the chanting in chorus will take you straight to some other world. I am yet to upload some more photos from my previous trip, without those my feelings for Varanasi would be incomplete