Varanasi is unlike any other place on Earth. The city is considered to be over 3,000 years old –one of the oldest in the world– and it hugs the Ganges River, which is held sacred by nearly one billion Hindus. Sunrise is the best time to visit, when thousands of people stream into the ghats to bathe and make offerings, while hundreds of boats ferry tourists up and down the river.
Mark Twain summed it up best when he said that it “is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together.”
Here are a dozen of my best shots, taken over a five day period. I hope you enjoy them. [View photos...]
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Beautiful…
and come to think of it – I am an Indian and yet to see Varanasi !!!
Dude! Ya gotta go :)
2day after watching a i’m really scared how ganga is gng to survive wit us :( i’m really sry 2 say dis bt its d truth :(
Beautiful photo. Your photography is really good Wes. Is there much editing involved or do you just have a class camera (and good photography skills of course!) ?
I run everything though Lightroom, and make the usual adjustments but try not to deviate to far from how I remember the scene. My camera is a prosumer Canon — no full-frame sensor or fancy glass here :/