The Himalaya Diaries
Dispatch #7: Varanassi
Welcome to Varanasi
Or as the locals might say, ‘Namaste’!
Varanasi is unlike any other place.
Not only is it thought to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, Varanasi is also one of the most sacred. Hindu people make the journey to the city to bathe in the holy waters of the Ganga (Ganges River) and, if possible, travel there in old age so t…
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