Varanasi - the Ghats

On the ghats
Alamgir Mosque Demolition worker Chet Singh's palace Alamgir Mosque
All that is left of the original Vindu Madhan Temple are the two statues beside the door... Alamgir Mosque Huge piles of wood for burning corpses The Indian national game seems to be cricket.
A happy-looking sadhu Manakarnika Ghat, the main burning ghat Hold your nose and ... Nepali Temple
The baskets hold lighted candles in the evening. Demolition workers ... dunk! Worshippers at Dashashwamedh
A clean-looking temple at Panchaganga Ghat Clowning Brits, who pretended only to have actually gone swimming Boater The New Vindu Madhan Temple
Bathers and worshippers "Onze fen�tres sur le Gange" (Eleven windows on the Ganges) ... one of Garuda ... ... and one of Hanuman
Boys at the sunken temple Flats to let? A huge linga, covered with brass Towards the Alamgir Mosque (Aurangzeb's Mosque)
Leaving Dashashwamedh Ghat by boat Assi Ghat, with sand still left from the monsoon flooding Kite flying New Vindu Madhan Temple
An effigy left over from the last festival Dashaswamedh Ghat A libation for the holy river Looking north toward the bridge on the Ganga
Steep stairs at Phanchaganga Ghat Meanwhile, back at Assi Ghat, cricket continues. Strong man They actually swim in it!
Ducks and pilgrims -- in a full boat