the view from our ratty hotel in Lucknow
outside one of the few beautiful sights in Lucknow
rehabbing the structure
shopping the in Lucknow market
block-printing on the street
Rani = Roni (needs no more explanation)
a little bit of literal 'foot-traffic' in the bazaar
the Lucknow craft fair (this is what turned 'Luck-never' into 'Luck-maybe')
Rajasthani traditional dance
look at the baby's Kohl (eye makeup)
we bought several lovely scarves from the man
outside yet another ratty hotel, this time in Varanasi
traffic outside our 'nicer' hotel
lunch!
selling honey in the alley
school's out!
the Muslim quarter
along the Ganga
not sure what this is for, but has something to do with the evening ceremony devoted to the Mother Ganga (really just reminded me of many of the dolls i collect)
the main ghat
wood reserved for cremation
one of two cremation sites along the Ganga, cremation happens 24/7
one of many Westerners who has become 'enlightened' in Varanasi
please, no photos!
Varanasi along the ghats
selling devotional items
selling spices
awaiting the ceremony for the Mother Ganga
lighting candles for the deceased
curd, the way it should be! All this in a biodegradable terracotta bowl for 10 cents!
weaving Benares silk in Varanasi
weavers
one of many seemingly random religious ceremonies in Varanasi
hmmmmm, revolutionary? men peeing on walls, rats, cockroaches, complete filth along the tracks...where is the revolution again?
rats and trash in the supposedly 'revolutionary', clean train station!
