Day 20 : Varanasi or Benaras also known as Kashi

Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world : more than 3000 years old.
It is a Holy and worship place for Hindu people : same as the Vatican for the Catholics or the Mecca for the Muslims. Moreover, this city is THE one which reflect the most the real Indian culture and the power of Hinduism.
Every year, more than one million pilgrims come to have a bath in the Ganga.

It is believed by Hindus that bathing in the river Ganga results in remission of sins and that dying in the holy city of Kashi (Varanasi) circumvents rebirth.

Walking on the ghâts
Walking on the Ganga ghâts, we met different people having a bath, cleaning and drying their clothes. The atmosphere is very quiet and peaceful.