Wednesday 8 February 2017

Varanasi waterfront & Sarnath

After a good night's sleep, we returned to the Ganges next morning
Yet another wandering bovine!
One of the 87 ghats down to the river
This photo is really to show bathers in the holy river, one of the most polluted in the world
Boat-building on the waterfront

Later we had a driver take us to Sarnath, just outside Varanasi

The archaeological site museum: no photography permitted inside
Time for an ice cream, No comment on the manufacturer! 
Sarnath park
The Buddhist temple at Sarnath

Carvings at the base of the giant statue
The many likenesses of Buddha...


...here with two acolytes.

The temple itself...
...with beautifully dressed visitors.

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