Picture of the Day- June 18, 2015

India. Varanasi. It was early in the morning, sometime around 6 AM when we  were in the labyrinth of the narrow streets next to a crematorium for the poor people. I can’t describe the smell on those streets even at the relatively “fresh” time of the day. This whole scenery stroke me deeply. On the right, you can see the pile of traditional orange plastic covers for corpses  that were taken off before cremation. On the back ground you see a man searching through the fabrics which were used for the same purpose. I bet he is going to reuse those for resale. It was difficult to see a small girl in the midst of that without feeling sympathetic, however it’s a reality for most of Indians.

 

Picture of the Day- June 17, 2015

India. Varanasi. 6:30 AM

India. Varanasi in the Morning.

I felt in love with the city at such tender hour. Some people were still asleep, some were starting a new day with a yoga exercise, cup of masala tea, small talk to a neighbor, or just a wonderful smile to a new sun.

India. An Evening at Ganga in Varanasi.

Visiting Varanasi was one of the most eventful experience. People from all over the world coming to this holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism. Varanasi has two additional names: Banaras and Kashi. Death in Kashi is a happiest possible ending of someone’s life. Varanasi is a spiritual and religious center of India. We had the opportunity to go to the bank of Ganga on one evening, take a boat ride, light the candles and send them flow in the water, see the most famous crematorium from a distance, observe the religious ceremony performed by the young priests,  and see so many visitors who were watching the ceremony from the boats and the steps near the river.

 

Picture of the Day- June 4, 2014

India. Varanasi. 6:30 AM

India. Varanasi in the Morning.

I felt in love with the city at such tender hour. Some people were still asleep, some were starting a new day with a yoga exercise, cup of masala tea, small talk to a neighbor, or just a wonderful smile to a new sun.

India. An Evening at Ganga in Varanasi.

Visiting Varanasi was one of the most eventful experience. People from all over the world coming to this holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism. Varanasi has two additional names: Banaras and Kashi. Death in Kashi is a happiest possible ending of someone’s life. Varanasi is a spiritual and religious center of India. We had the opportunity to go to the bank of Ganga on one evening, take a boat ride, light the candles and send them flow in the water, see the most famous crematorium from a distance, observe the religious ceremony performed by the young priests,  and see so many visitors who were watching the ceremony from the boats and the steps near the river.

 

Picture of the Day- April 18, 2014

India. Varanasi. It was early in the morning, sometime around 6 AM when we  were in the labyrinth of the narrow streets next to a crematorium for the poor people. I can’t describe the smell on those streets even at the relatively “fresh” time of the day. This whole scenery stroke me deeply. On the right, you can see the pile of traditional orange plastic covers for corpses  that were taken off before cremation. On the back ground you see a man searching through the fabrics which were used for the same purpose. I bet he is going to reuse those for resale. It was difficult to see a small girl in the midst of that without feeling sympathetic, however it’s a reality for most of Indians.

 

Picture of the Day- January 17, 2014

India. Varanasi. A Girl on the Street from my ” Indian Portraits” series.

India. Varanasi in the Morning.

I felt in love with the city at such tender hour. Some people were still asleep, some were starting a new day with a yoga exercise, cup of masala tea, small talk to a neighbor, or just a wonderful smile to a new sun.