Life and Death in Varanasi |
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| Author:
| Iliescu, Andrei |
| ISBN: | 978-0-464-65071-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2019 |
| Publisher: | Blurb
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $52.29 |
Book Description:
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These photos were taken in Varanasi in an unexpected trip that lasted only 3 days. Varanasi is a place I always wanted to discover, but my arrival there in October 2008 was somewhat accidental, flying from Nepal. Fortunately I managed to find a place to sleep in one of the few Guest Houses located only 100 meters from the pyres of Manikarnika Ghat. Almost without sleep or food, I wandered on the banks of the Ganges along the 7-8 km where the 84 ghats are laid - in fact the place where...
More DescriptionThese photos were taken in Varanasi in an unexpected trip that lasted only 3 days. Varanasi is a place I always wanted to discover, but my arrival there in October 2008 was somewhat accidental, flying from Nepal. Fortunately I managed to find a place to sleep in one of the few Guest Houses located only 100 meters from the pyres of Manikarnika Ghat. Almost without sleep or food, I wandered on the banks of the Ganges along the 7-8 km where the 84 ghats are laid - in fact the place where everything happens, the spiritual center of this city. Maybe of all India.