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Boat ride on the Ganges at Varanassi

A boat ride on the Ganges at Varanassi is a fascinating experience. Seeing how people perform their different rituals in a river that Hindus see as holy reveals India at her most diverse and complex.

Boat ride on the Ganges

Blog post written Mon 19/01/04

I got up early in the morning for my boat ride on the Ganges. It was a foggy morning, so unfortunately I didn't get to see the sunrise, the fog certainly added to the atmosphere of the day.

Boat ride on the Ganges on a foggy, atmospheric day

From the clothes washers thrashing clothes on slabs, to the funeral pyres and the boats stacked full of wood. The people bathing in and drinking the water, to the tourists, it was all incredible. Here's a short piece of prose.

Ganges

A rabid dog feasting on the rotting corpse,
Of a dead pig, washed up by the putrid, faecal waters
Of you, Holy Ganges.

Probably not going to go down in history for that one!

Half sunken temples along the banks of the Ganges

Anyway, I went to a couple of temples afterwards. My guide was helpful, and mentioned a couple of interesting things, such as that Hinduism like Christianity has a trinity.

Om is the word for this joint godhead, and the individual Gods are just different personalities of the same thing. Bought a silk table cloth and posted it home (looks very good on my wall!).

Read more about my India train travel adventure

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More episode from this travel adventure:

  1. First day in India
  2. Second day in Delhi
  3. Sightseeing around Delhi
  4. First Indian train journey
  5. Calcutta
  6. Sightseeing in Calcutta
  7. Puri
  8. Day trip to Konark
  9. Bubenishwar
  10. Calcutta again
  11. Into Darjeeling
  12. Darjeeling day 2
  13. Darjeeling day 3
  14. Train journey from Darjeeling to Varanassi
  15. Boat ride on the Ganges
  16. Another night on a train
  17. Journey to Khajorho
  18. Khajorho
  19. Amritsar
  20. Taj Mahal
  21. Waiting at the station
  22. Quiet day
  23. Jodhpur
  24. Jaisalmer
  25. Camel Safari
  26. Problem day
  27. Jaisalmer Festival
  28. To Ranthambore
  29. Tigerless safari day 1
  30. Tigerless safari day 2
  31. Another day, another railway station
  32. On to Mumbai
  33. Mumbai
  34. Aurangabad
  35. Ajanta
  36. Ellora Caves – Day 1
  37. Ellora Caves – Day 2
  38. Hyderabad
  39. Chill out day
  40. The end of the India trip

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