For our afternoon excursion, we went to the river (yesterday). It was very beautiful, and we could hear the prayer rituals and see people bathing themselves in the river. It was incredibly pleasant and nice, if you ignored the heckling children and adults who were convinced that we wanted to go on a boat, or buy candles and postcards. It also seems to be a truly Banaras (Varanasi), as you could see the rickshaws, the hotels, the people, and the religious center of the city. However, this beautiful demonstration of the city is what makes Varanasi backwards in the eyes of Westerners and more “modern” Indians, and perhaps with just cause, as along with the beauty of the scenes, there’s also extreme poverty and desperation.
I'll upload the pictures later- I'm having problems with the online uploader deal.
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