India (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) Nov 2018 - Part 1

A funny liner contributed by hotel guests in New Delhi 

Day 7-10 (3 nights in Varanasi, auto rickshaw hire for a 1/2 day trip to Sarnath) 25 - 28 Nov 2018

Hotel Accommodation (3 nights) : Stay Inn, B 1/128c-5 plot No 5 , Dumrao Bagh Colony Assi, Varanasi Tel +91-9670400008

" Varanasi is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh dating to the 11th century B.C. Regarded as the spiritual capital of India, the city draws Hindu pilgrims who bathe in the Ganges River's sacred waters & perform funeral rites. Along the city's winding streets are some 2,000 temples, including Kashi Vishwanath, the "Golden Temple" dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. 

Ghats in Varanasi are riverfront steps leading to the banks of the River Ganges. The city has 88 ghats. Most of the ghats are bathing and puja ceremony ghats, while two ghats are used exclusively as cremation sites. Most Varanasi ghats were built after 1700AD, when the city was part of the Maratha Empire "

Varanasi was voted one of the 100 Best Cities in the world by Lonely Planet in 2009 ! 

1) Assi Ghat, Varanasi - our group first afternoon visit starting from Assi Ghat (Sunday 25 Nov 2018)

2) Tulsi Ghat, Varanasi

3) Bhadaini Ghat, Varanasi 

4) Jain Ghat 

5) Shri Nishadraj Ghat

Site of a funeral rite in one of the Ghats in Varanasi 

6) Our group's 2nd visit (evening walk 17.00) to Ghats in Varanasi (Monday 26 Nov 2018)

7) Varanasi Ghats by night - evening stroll near the Assi Gate; cool breeze from the Ganges river during the early winter; what a night for our group to chill in one of these Ghats in Varanasi, voted as one of the 100 Best Cities in the World by Lonely Planet in 2009 !