Legend has it that the Gods loved Benaras
(Varanasi) so much that they made it their permanent abode. Crowded
Benaras today is not so much about godliness, and yet there is a
semblance of openness that connects you to water and sky, a wide
expanse of nothingness where the Gods sit as witnesses to our lives. And
while they watch from a vantage position, River Ganges has the best
view of all. She sets the stage for us all to be in a constant state of
performance.
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| A view of Ghats from the River |
While each one treats the Ganges differently, it all becomes dependent on the relationship they share with her. It's only when one locks the kind of relationship we share we realise how we want to nurture it. There is something about Ganges though that the moment you see it, you feel your connection with her.
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| Lovers trotting on the Ghats of Benaras |
Benaras Ghats are very popular for it's morning and evening artis, also popular it is for earning betting money from peculiar games, all that popularity though is no where close to the flames that rise at the Harishchanra or Manikarnika Ghats where people gather for final rites of their beloved or in some cases, strangers too.
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| Pyre at the Manikarni Ghat |
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| Morning Arti |
