Monthly Archives: May 2012

Good-bye Benares

After a week in Benares (Varanasi), it is time to move on to Calcutta. We [...]

Benares in B&W

Following on my post on the Leica M Monochrom, I was encouraged to go shoot [...]

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The boat on the Ganges

Everybody that visits Benares goes on a boat trip over the Ganges at sunset or [...]

The women’s pier

Though informal, some part of the Benares piers seem to be reserved to women. They [...]

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The landing stage

The best way to have a view on Benares is to take a boat trip. [...]

5am on the Benares piers

It is 5 am. We woke up early to avoid the heat. Well, kind of [...]

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Cricket on the Benares ghats

If you hit the ball and it ends up in the water, you get 6 [...]

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Trip update : 45 days to go

… and we almost went back home early. When we planned the trip, we knew [...]

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A family life by the Ganges.

They live in a humble way on top of the Rishikesh piers. Their daily bath [...]

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Rituals by the Ganges

At time of sunset, hundreds of pilgrims converge to the ghats (piers) to perform rituals [...]

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