More Varanasi

Another selection of images from Varanasi. Tomorrow is my last day here and the place is starting to grow on me. There's a reverence here that you don't feel in other parts of India, especially along the ghats and the sacred Ganges. I'll admit that I was very intimidated by coming here but after a few days that intimidation has worn away. I can see why people say this is their favourite place in India. Up on the roads the touts are relentless but once you are along the river it's very festive and alive. There's a real energy about.

While I was editing images tonight I was going back and forth with whether or not to edit some of the photos into black and white. In the end I'm leaving them in colour as it's truly the only way to do Varanasi any kind of justice. Enjoy and click the images to enlarge...

Holy Cow

The Sacred Ganges

Offerings

The Ghats