Benares-Varanasi

Bikes.Varanasi

2012-01-27T05:53:00.000-08:00

Ganga scene. Varanasi

2012-01-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

Sound of the water. Varanasi

2012-01-24T09:14:00.000-08:00

Stripes and stripes. Varanasi

2012-01-19T06:16:00.000-08:00

Toes devotion. varanasi

2012-01-18T06:41:00.000-08:00

Maharastra pilgrims. Varanasi

2012-01-13T06:45:00.000-08:00

Black power. Varanasi

2012-01-12T06:06:00.000-08:00

Women and saris. varanasi

2012-01-08T06:16:00.000-08:00

Hair combing. Varanasi

2012-01-06T05:32:00.000-08:00

The corner. Varanasi

2011-12-24T03:06:00.000-08:00

The new boat. Varanasi

2011-12-23T02:06:00.000-08:00

The dream(2d version). Varanasi

2011-12-20T01:44:00.000-08:00

Flowers. Varanasi

2011-12-13T05:12:00.000-08:00

Ghat scene. Varanasi

2011-12-05T01:03:00.000-08:00

Everyone his activity on the ghats: boating, puja..

White. Varanasi

2011-12-02T02:42:00.000-08:00

Nap. Varanasi

2011-11-23T05:02:00.000-08:00

Painting the holy pool fence. Varanasi

2011-11-22T05:16:00.000-08:00

Dreaming under protection. Varanasi

2011-11-10T05:24:00.000-08:00

On the ghat. Varanasi

2011-11-04T06:06:00.000-07:00

Walkers by. Varanasi

2011-10-26T06:38:00.000-07:00

Cool weather. Varanasi

2011-10-12T06:39:00.000-07:00

Just behind the building, the bodies of dead people are burning...

A nice portrait. Varanasi

2011-10-07T06:55:00.000-07:00

If you take a look at many books about India, saddhus or varanasi, be sure to find a portrait of this man.
Always sitting in the Dameswarah ghat, the most turistic one, he is very efficient to attract them. If you have some rupiahs in your pocket, be sure to come back home with a nice saddhu portrait.
You said Saddhu???

Women. Varanasi

2011-09-06T00:31:00.000-07:00

Ganges mood. Varanasi

2011-07-07T06:07:00.000-07:00

Barbapapa. Varanasi

2011-07-01T09:54:00.000-07:00

The kyte. Varanasi

2011-06-28T23:49:00.000-07:00

Together. Varanasi

2011-05-17T01:29:00.001-07:00

Smile and glance. Varanasi

2011-05-02T06:42:00.000-07:00

Green dreams. Varanasi

2011-04-29T05:36:00.000-07:00

Ghat scene. Varanasi

2011-04-26T06:12:00.000-07:00

Movement and colors. Varanasi

2011-04-18T05:45:00.000-07:00

Cow dung. Varanasi

2011-04-14T08:03:00.000-07:00

Drying saris. Varanasi

2011-04-12T06:27:00.000-07:00

Smoking time. Varanasi

2011-04-05T05:47:00.000-07:00

Scarves. Varanasi

2011-03-27T09:05:00.001-07:00

The tiger. Varanasi

2011-03-23T03:55:00.000-07:00

Nepalese pilgrims under the Shiva's tiger protection.

Drying saris. Varanasi

2011-03-22T06:43:00.000-07:00

Feeling unsecure. Varanasi

2011-03-19T06:59:00.001-07:00

Triangles and saris story. Varanasi

2011-03-18T06:05:00.000-07:00

What more living that the women drying saris on the ghats, after the bath in the holy water. Each time a little piece of art.

Ashes covered body. Varanasi

2011-03-17T03:55:00.001-07:00

Holy water. Varanasi

2011-02-25T05:27:00.001-08:00

The dream. Varanasi

2011-02-16T05:39:00.000-08:00

Is he dreaming being a flying Hanuman?

Keeping a hand on the bags. Varanasi

2011-02-15T05:44:00.000-08:00

The pilgrims come to Varanasi in groups, and when the holy bath is finished, one of them, usually an oldest one stay keeping the bags while the others go to do some tourism or schopping in the city.

The shaving. Varanasi

2011-01-26T05:49:00.000-08:00

Time for the three boys to be shaved before the holy bathh; It's a way of purification and a gift to the gods.

Girls. Varanasi

2011-01-20T07:30:00.000-08:00

Angles. Varanasi

2011-01-14T07:00:00.000-08:00

Both resting on the ghat. Varanasi

2011-01-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

Puja. Varanasi

2011-01-11T05:38:00.000-08:00

After the puja. Varanasi

2010-11-26T06:19:00.000-08:00

Three goblins. Varanasi

2010-10-19T01:12:00.000-07:00

Smoke. Varanasi

2010-10-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

In the crossing, the still smoking tree, burned for Holi.

Orange. Varanasi

2010-09-27T04:50:00.000-07:00

After the holy bath and after wearing the new clothes, a woman wash her sari in he Ganges.

The Nandi, the bull and the man. Varanasi

2010-09-24T06:59:00.000-07:00

Ganges. Varanasi

2010-09-15T07:41:00.001-07:00

Puja. Varanasi

2010-09-14T02:02:00.001-07:00

Intruder. Varanasi

2010-06-21T07:18:00.000-07:00

Puja. Varanasi

2010-06-19T07:34:00.001-07:00

Crossing again. Varanasi

2010-06-18T07:05:00.000-07:00

The tree is burning since one day for Holi celebration (each area burn his tree).

The red mother. Varanasi

2010-06-01T06:25:00.000-07:00

Shaving head and holy bath in the cold water; This boy will remember the trip...

Puja. Varanasi

2010-05-18T05:24:00.001-07:00

Hibiscus puja. Varanasi

2010-05-18T04:46:00.000-07:00

Morning puja. Varanasi

2010-05-05T04:29:00.000-07:00

Orange. Varanasi

2010-05-04T04:33:00.000-07:00

Steps. Varanasi

2010-03-11T08:13:00.000-08:00

After the holy but very cold bath, the sunny steps of the ghat to get hotter the old bodies...

Eating at night: Varanasi

2010-03-08T06:20:00.000-08:00

Feet. Varanasi

2010-03-05T08:38:00.000-08:00

I am not a feet fetichist, but I must say that in India feet are everywhere, much more in south than in the north.
The way women are walking barefeet give to them a posture we cannot have in our western countries because of the shoes.
And, you first hear the little bellies of the aunckles bracelets before seing the women walking by; nice .

Safran. Varanasi

2010-03-04T08:07:00.000-08:00

Singing. Varanasi

2010-03-04T05:48:00.000-08:00

Looking as if they were sailing at the prow of a boat, a group of women singing for the god.

Psssssst. Varanasi

2010-03-03T08:21:00.000-08:00

When you hear that in India, it's usually because somebody behind you is very busy and want to go fast. You ust have to let him pass ...

Yellow. Varanasi

2010-03-03T05:03:00.001-08:00

Puja in yellow on the ghat...

Brahmane puja. Varanasi

2010-03-02T08:02:00.000-08:00

Not always easy to find a place among the boats, (the boatmen are not always very kind with the pilgrims).

Sadhu on the steps. Varanasi

2010-02-23T09:13:00.000-08:00

Early morning puja. Varanasi

2010-02-13T00:54:00.000-08:00

Morning puja. Varanasi

2010-02-12T03:18:00.000-08:00

Often the mother in law and the daughter in law wear the same colors...

Muslim women on the ghat. Varanasi

2010-02-11T06:31:00.000-08:00

Ghat in red. Varanasi

2010-02-08T07:15:00.000-08:00

After been washed in the Ganges, time to dry on the ghat.

Ghat scenery. Varanasi

2010-01-29T05:49:00.000-08:00

A brahmane is doing his daily puja, a pilgrim with a Shiva collar is praying, while a woman is washing her sari after the holy bath.

Rickshaw. Varanasi

2010-01-28T05:51:00.000-08:00

Wood for cremation. Varanasi

2010-01-21T00:46:00.000-08:00

All around Manikarnika ghat is the wood business for the cremations. Different qualities are proposed, but even with the baddest, it's really a problem for many families.

Drying. Varanasi

2010-01-20T01:11:00.000-08:00

Gipsy musicians. Varanasi

2010-01-19T00:17:00.000-08:00

Playing music for a wedding on the ghat.

Going to Ganga. Varanasi

2010-01-18T05:08:00.000-08:00

In the crossing, the burning tree is for holy celebration.

Light. Varanasi

2010-01-14T00:46:00.001-08:00

Couple. Varanasi

2010-01-06T08:23:00.000-08:00

It was after the holy bath, among the saris drying on the ghat; they were from Ahmedabad if I remember well and were about to move.
He insisted to offer me a cup of tea before leaving.

Seller. Varanasi

2010-01-05T05:08:00.000-08:00

Shiva's protection. Varanasi

2009-12-29T03:15:00.000-08:00

Mornig puja. Varanasi

2009-12-24T01:32:00.000-08:00

A woman is dressing after the holy bath , while a priest is doing the morning puja dedicated to Ganga.

Morning puja. Varanasi

2009-12-21T05:10:00.000-08:00

Just walking. Varanasi

2009-12-05T07:45:00.000-08:00

Floating offering. Varanasi

2009-12-05T05:44:00.001-08:00

Holy water. Varanasi

2009-11-26T06:50:00.000-08:00

Corolla. Varanasi

2009-11-25T06:28:00.000-08:00

Water lily or lotus flowers?

Offerings. Varanasi

2009-11-13T06:17:00.000-08:00

Flowers offered to the Ganga during the pujas. So many pilgrims here that everyday the offerings grow and grow on the banks.
Some people recuperate them to sell again..but you can find also plastic bags, aluminium cups...

Wrestler. Varanasi

2009-11-10T07:47:00.000-08:00

Motherhood. Varanasi

2009-11-06T06:29:00.000-08:00

No distinction on the ghats, rich as well as poor people come here for the Ganga pujas, or to find some opportunity.

Ganga bank scene. Varanasi

2009-11-03T07:54:00.000-08:00

Boatmen and pilgrims have to share the Ganga ghat; the first ones are not always very kind with the seconds...

Shaving ceremony. Varanasi

2009-10-21T06:04:00.000-07:00

Just before he holy bath, purification and hair offering ; three boys in this family, one is waiting his turn.

Sweeping. Varanasi

2009-10-21T04:53:00.000-07:00

Holy water. Varanasi

2009-10-19T07:47:00.000-07:00

Bath. Varanasi

2009-10-15T07:38:00.001-07:00

Holy bath in ganga before the shaving. shaving the hair is an offering to god and a purification.