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Want to See a Dead Body? – Varanasi, India, Asia

Varanasi, the city popularized in guidebooks for its burning ghats has always held a morbid fascination for tourists and for Ankur Ahuja.

Waiting to Die – Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Christina McCrory found that life and death coexist more happily in Varanasi than in the West.

Ancient Varanasi’s Secret is Digital – Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Varanasi, on the Ganges River in India, is the most
important city for Hindus. But it is full of beggars, wandering cows
and filth. What is, then, the elusive charm of this city that can draw travel

At Her Feet – Varanasi, India

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Varanasi Bhang – Varanasi, India

With the aid of a drug and the night, AJ Hoge beli

Varanasi Travel Facts

The Basics
City Name: Varanasi

Where is it located?: Varanasi is in northern India on the Ganges River.

Why do people go there?: Mark Twain once wrote, “Benaras (Veranasi) is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together.” Varanasi is the [...]