Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

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Uttar Pradesh·temple · wildlife

View of Sridigamber Jain temple and Dhamekh Stupa in Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

People in Varanasi celebrate Akashdeep festival in remembrance of martyrs by lighting earthen lamps on the banks of holy River Ganga on the beginning of auspicious Kartik month as per Hindu almanac.

Uttar Pradesh·highway

A roadside dentist in Varanasi giving an anesthetic injection to his patient before the dental treatment.. Western dentists may earn US$500 to US$1000 per hour.

Uttar Pradesh·festival

Hassya Kavi Sammelan ( a conclave of poets, who write laugh poems) is one of the oldest tradtions of Holi festival in Varanasi.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony

Out to photograph Hindu dead bodies being cremated along the riverside ghats of Varanasi or Benarus, foreign tourists boat alongside and photograph the spectacle in a macabre sort of 'cremation tourism' that also provides business for the b…

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

The most unique food related feature of Navaratri celebration is- BHANDARA. Bhandara is a huge gathering of people for the purpose of being served a feast.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

The most unique food related feature of Navaratri celebration is- BHANDARA. Bhandara is a huge gathering of people for the purpose of being served a feast.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

Holy men gathered at Samashti Bhandara during Maha Shivratri at Varanasi. The most unique food related feature of Navaratri celebration is- BHANDARA. Bhandara is a huge gathering of people for the purpose of being served a feast.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

Uttar Pradesh·bazaar · crafts

Varanasi, or Benaras, (also known as Kashi) is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Varanasi`s Prominence in Hindu mythology is virtually unrevealed.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

Uttar Pradesh·river

Flock of pigeons flies in slow motion across the Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. They feed on grains thrown by the tourists on the banks of river Ganges.

Uttar Pradesh·crafts

An old-man weaving Banarasi saree on a traditional wooden hand weaving loom in Varanasi. Banarasi saris are saris made in Varanasi, a city which is also called "Benares." These saris are historically considered to be among the finest saris…

Uttar Pradesh

Vibrant and colourful sarees for sale at a shop in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras or Kashi is an Indian city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast…

Uttar Pradesh·river · boats

Early morning boat ride on the holy river Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi is also known as Benares, Banaras is an Indian city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the…

Uttar Pradesh·river

Indian hindu pilgrims bathing in the Ganges river in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

Ganga aarti is a spectacular ceremony that takes place everyday at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi at the bank of the holy river Ganga.

Uttar Pradesh·river

Woman preparing for her pooja by preparing a make-shift wall of riverine sand. She hitches up her sari so as not to let it get wet. Puts vermillion tika on the sand mounds.

Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

Ganga aarti is a spectacular ceremony that takes place everyday at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi at the bank of the holy river Ganga.

Uttar Pradesh·river

People take boat ride over the Ganges River in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. People wash their clothes on the ghats.