Flower detail in a temple

Flower detail in a temple

Along the ghats

A cremation ceremony about to begin

Ghat grafitti

Just one of many holy rituals along the Ganges

Breakfast dosa at Kerala Cafe

Vada at Kerala Cafe

Chai time!

A movie was being filmed along the ghats

This guy was the director

Actor and props

Actor

Vendor

Smoke rising from a cremation

Sinking temple

Awesome thali

Bicycle rickshaw

Trying on a sari

Trying on a sari

Trying on a sari

Trying on a sari

Trying on a sari

Sari shop

Market

Temple

Nap time

Street food

Laundry day on the Ganges

Laundry day on the Ganges

This ceremony is for people who have brought the ashes of their loved ones to put into the Ganges river.

They make 32 balls of rice paste, powder, and seeds.

People pay for the materials and the ceremony, which is lead by a Hindu priest

Me and Baba Ram

Lots of stairs along the river. During monsoon season, every step is under water.

That thingy hanging on the railing is a pair of men’s “panties”

Ghat grafitti

Ghat grafitti

Men holding hands and stairs for days

Pictures with locals

A lassi bowl

Utthapam… Indian pizza. So good!

Another bike rickshaw ride

Altar in a temple

Temple

Our tuk tuk broke down. Tim is “helping.”

Along the ghats

Views from the Ganges

It’s true. It is.

Views from the Ganges

Dawn boat ride on the Ganges

Men getting their head’s shaved before a cremation ceremony.

The only sunrise I saw in India.

Varanasi’s train station