by Geoffrey | Sep 19, 2023 | Antyesti, Ganges, India, Shiva, Spirituality, Uttarkashi, Varanasi
It is not long before, whilst walking along the banks of the river Ganges in India, one is confronted by the spectacle of flames emanating from a large fire beside the flowing river. Upon looking more closely, one sees that the flames consume a...
by Geoff | Jun 9, 2022 | India, Sadhu, Varanasi, Varanasi
The title of this blog entry may seem a little disparaging, though repeated efforts to initiate conversation or a relationship came to nothing. All I know about this man was that he was an older man, diminutive in stature and by his appearance was definitely a...
by Geoff | Sep 2, 2017 | India, Varanasi
Assi Ghat is the southern most ghat in Varanasi where the Rivers Assi and Ganges join in confluence. It is a quiet ghat, popular with students from the close by Benares Hindu University, Hindu worshippers who bath before paying homage to Lord Shiva...
