Photo Tour of Varanasi

Holy cows and life and death on the Ganges make for an interesting photo tour of Varanasi.

 

Varanasi, where cows are worshipped

 

Olga with a cow

 

A Sadu

 

Near a Ghat

 

Streets of Varanasi

 

A Sadu

 

A determined school girl

 

Streetfood of Varanasi

 

Moto-rickshaws line up behind a cow

 

beautiful door

 

young goats inspect Olga for food

 

A cow smiles at Olga

 

a working mule

 

carrying what appears to be concrete mix

 

An MBA program that advertises on the back of a motor-rickshaw... trustworthy?

 

fixing rickshaws in front of a pastel wall

 

South Indian style temple

 

casting off the dead into the Ganges River

 

two baby cows take shelter in this house

 

a peaceful day overlooking a temple

 

worn graffiti in front of a worn temple

 

 

bathing in the Ganges

 

colors on the streets of Varanasi

 

Sadus check out one of their mobile phones

 

Blue Lassi! The best!

 

Sundown ceremony on the banks of the Ganges

 

Sundown ceremony on the banks of the Ganges

 

Sundown ceremony on the banks of the Ganges

 

a little shrine in the wall

 

facing the Ganges

 

Varanasi underwater

 

Varanasi flood 2013

 

an artisan hard at work

 

On the train from Varanasi to Agra

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