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FEBRUARY 19, SUNDAY
SHIV RATRI EVE Shiv Ratri is a celebration of Shiva, whose lingam, black stone symbolic phallic image, is in the holiest spot of Varanasi, the Golden Temple. All pilgrims to Varanasi during their time here visit the Golden Temple, waiting
FEBRUARY 19, SUNDAY
SHIV RATRI EVE Shiv Ratri is a celebration of Shiva, whose lingam, black stone symbolic phallic image, is in the holiest spot of Varanasi, the Golden Temple. All pilgrims to Varanasi during their time here visit the Golden Temple, waiting
FEBRUARY 18, SATURDAY
VARANASI WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKET Every morning farmers send their flowers from farms around Varanasi to the whole sale market and by mid afternoon the sale of flowers to shops that prepare ritual offerings for temples and for ceremonies at the
FEBRUARY 18, SATURDAY
VARANASI WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKET Every morning farmers send their flowers from farms around Varanasi to the whole sale market and by mid afternoon the sale of flowers to shops that prepare ritual offerings for temples and for ceremonies at the
FEBRUARY 17, FRIDAY
DRUPAD MELA Varanasi is known for its music schools and musical performances and the height of the music season is the Drupad Mela, this week, when free concerts are put on under large tents on the bank of the Ganges.
FEBRUARY 17, FRIDAY
DRUPAD MELA Varanasi is known for its music schools and musical performances and the height of the music season is the Drupad Mela, this week, when free concerts are put on under large tents on the bank of the Ganges.
FEBRUARY 16, THURSDAY
DELHI BELLY Something I ate yesterday didn’t agree with me. It could have been the 4 puries and curry that I ate from my favorite street vendor who invited me to eat and wouldn’t let me pay. I took his
FEBRUARY 16, THURSDAY
DELHI BELLY Something I ate yesterday didn’t agree with me. It could have been the 4 puries and curry that I ate from my favorite street vendor who invited me to eat and wouldn’t let me pay. I took his
FEBRUARY 15, THUSDAY
RAMESH SINGH BOUNDARY This was my third visit to the Bengali settlement of bicycle rickshaw drivers. Most Indians have cell phones and therefore cameras. But the rickshaw driver families in their tiny houses don’t spend money on getting prints of
FEBRUARY 15, THUSDAY
RAMESH SINGH BOUNDARY This was my third visit to the Bengali settlement of bicycle rickshaw drivers. Most Indians have cell phones and therefore cameras. But the rickshaw driver families in their tiny houses don’t spend money on getting prints of
FEBRUARY 14, WEDNESDAY
VARANASI RETAIL WEDDING MARKET Indian weddings are elaborate affairs with an entire street dedicated to selling wedding supplies: brightly colored decorations of all kinds and elaborate hats for the grooms and wedding party. Susie wanted to visit the market to
FEBRUARY 14, WEDNESDAY
VARANASI RETAIL WEDDING MARKET Indian weddings are elaborate affairs with an entire street dedicated to selling wedding supplies: brightly colored decorations of all kinds and elaborate hats for the grooms and wedding party. Susie wanted to visit the market to
FEBRUARY 13, MONDAY
CLUELESSNESS This is probably my twentieth time or more to visit Varanasi. And it is probably close to my tenth longer stay of two weeks to a month and the fourth stay at the Sahi River Guest House. And I
FEBRUARY 13, MONDAY
CLUELESSNESS This is probably my twentieth time or more to visit Varanasi. And it is probably close to my tenth longer stay of two weeks to a month and the fourth stay at the Sahi River Guest House. And I
FEBRUARY 12, SUNDAY
WALKING IN VARANASI (2) More photographs of the lanes and ghats of Varanasi.
FEBRUARY 12, SUNDAY
WALKING IN VARANASI (2) More photographs of the lanes and ghats of Varanasi.
SEPTEMBER 11, SATURDAY
WALKING IN VARNASI (1) Of course I am not responding to everything I see as I walk down the street, my iPhone in my hand, ready to record anything that touches me. I am only showing the more exotic or
SEPTEMBER 11, SATURDAY
WALKING IN VARNASI (1) Of course I am not responding to everything I see as I walk down the street, my iPhone in my hand, ready to record anything that touches me. I am only showing the more exotic or
FEBRUARY 10, FRIDAY
LETTER TO MY FRIDAY OLD MEN‘S GROUP RAMNAGAR FORT Friday at McDonals was my one scheduled activity each week in Swannanoa, so I notice here also when it is Friday. And remembering the five of you sitting around the table
FEBRUARY 10, FRIDAY
LETTER TO MY FRIDAY OLD MEN‘S GROUP RAMNAGAR FORT Friday at McDonals was my one scheduled activity each week in Swannanoa, so I notice here also when it is Friday. And remembering the five of you sitting around the table
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 