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Varanasi, also known as Varanasi, is known for centuries for its 'Ghats' (a ladder leading to a sacred river). Million people had bathed in the River Ganges, in themselves soaked in holy water.

And millions of bodies have been cremated in the Ganges. If a poor family cannot afford the luxury of enough wood for the fire, there may be possibilities of that body will be cremated.

Parts of the body is one of the many things that settles in the bottom of the Ganges.

The locals have a strong belief that the water is holy, and not think about the disease can be obtained by bathing in water. Tomorrow take a boat trip on the river and it was noted that the water was of consistency of waste water. His belief is alarming, but also fascinating in some way.

Backpacking India Varanasi: Animated streets of Varanasi
Grab a cup of lassi while studying the life in the narrow streets. The motives of the ghats was probably the most interesting part of my trip to Varanasi. Each ghat is special, aesthetically and spiritually. For example, main Ghat is where he carried out a ceremony of the night (starts at 6 pm).

While walking in the streets of ghat, they also encounter corpses in a procession. Don't be surprised - is actually very common in Varanasi.

Varanasi is chaotic, and full of noise and traffic (old Delhi is worse). The charm was definitely the Ghats:

Enjoy Varanasi!

Air: Land of flights at the airport of Varanasi, located 18 km from the Centre of the city of Varanasi. From there you can organize taxis prepayments to enter the city. The trip takes between 1-1, 5 hours. We were already 6 people traveling together, we have paid in total around 850 Rs (this was in March 2011).

I saw two taxi, one inside and outside cabins. The busiest taxi cab was outside the arrivals entrance. You will see a man by a wooden table, waiting for the people of the book. They have a list of addresses, which is why the taxi driver knows where to drive you.

If you are on a tight schedule and you want to save time by flying, Jet Airways and Kingfisher can be extracted. Both fly in and out of Varanasi. I have tried both and recommend both.

From the Center to Varanasi airport I paid Rs 500 for a taxi. It is organized by Hotel Surya.

By train: Varanasi is connected to cities like Delhi (12-17 hours), Agra (13-14 hours), Jaipur (17.5 hours), Calcutta (14-26 hours), Allahabad (3-4 hours), Patna (4-7 hours), new Jalpaguiri (16 hours - if you are starting from Darjeeling) and so on. The duration depends on what train take. Express trains are the most efficient.