The American writer Mark Twain once said:
“India has two million gods, and worships them all. In religion all other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire.”
India is said to be the land of dreams and romance but it is also the land of fabulous wealth and extreme poverty.
The holy city of Varanasi is one of world’s oldest living cities. This ancient city is rightly called the religious capital of India and once experienced is never forgotten.
Also known as Banaras, this holy city is located in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. It rests on the left bank of the holy river Ganges, and is one of the seven sacred spots for Hindus.
Every devout Hindu hopes to visit the city at least once in a lifetime, take a holy dip at the famous ‘Ghats’ of the Ganga, walk the pious Panchakosi road that bounds the city, and, if God wills, die here in old age.
My Black and White photographs of Banaras (Varanasi) in India
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- Sadhu walking along a street in Banaras, India
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- Kids on a cart in Banaras, India
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- Shopkeeper reading in the doorway in the early morning light in Banaras (Varanasi), India.
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- Women Washing on the Ghats in Banaras (Varanasi), India
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- Rowing across the River Ganges in Banaras (Vanarasi), India.
Various photographs from India
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- Cyclists in Kanchipurum, Tamil Nadu, India
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- The pink palace in Jaipur, India
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- Motor bikes and cows in Mysore, India
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- Women selling jewellery on Vagator Beach in Goa, India
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- Cows on Vegator Beach in Goa, India
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- Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observation site, in Jaipur, India
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- Camels, Cycle-rickshaws, bikes, cars and buses on a packed road in Jaipur, India
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- View through a window of Hawa Mahal down to a street in Jaipur, India
Paintings of India and pages from my Indian Sketchbook
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- Women carrying water from Pushkar Lake in the early morning sun in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
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- Detail cave paintings in the Ajanta Caves from my Indian Sketchbook
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- Window shopping at a cloth market in Hyderabad, India.
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- Autorickshaws in Bangalore, from my Indian Sketchbook
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- Detail cave paintings in the Ajanta Caves from my Indian Sketchbook
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- Bas relief from the Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India.
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- Sketches from my Indian Sketchbook
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- Woman selling flowers in Anjuna market, Goa – from my India sketchbook.
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- Women selling fish at Anjuna market in Goa, India.
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- Women selling fruit at Anjuna market in Goa, India.
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- Woman selling flowers in Anjuna market, Goa from my India Sketchbook.
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- The 5-star Taj Hotel from my window in the 3-star Diplomat Hotel in Mumbai, India.
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- View of the Lake Palace from my hotel room in Udaipur from my India Sketchbook
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- Women selling fruit and flowers in Anjuna Market, Goa, India.
ladyfi March 1, 2014
Interesting! And a lovely shot.
alidunnell March 2, 2014
Thank you ladyfi!
Zaheer shaikh blog January 12, 2017
nice shorty on varanasi and old time connection.
alidunnell January 12, 2017
Thanks Zaheer.
girlsglamour16 September 15, 2017
Beautiful pictures. Varanasi is also called the city of temples. I would love to visit some day.
Ali Dunnell September 15, 2017
It is a truly fascinating city – hopefully you will get the opportunity to visit one day. Ali