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<h2>Joe Englander Photography Workshops and Photo Tours</h2>
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India Photo Tour</h2>
<h3>Varanasi Extension</h3><p>As the sacred river Ganges flows from the snow-clad Himalayas into the vast
plains, halfway between Delhi and Calcutta it curves into a gentle crescent,
and along that crescent lies India's holiest city, Varanasi. According to legend,
it said to have been the first city to be created on the Earth! Varanasi is
the city that enshrines the very essence of Hinduism.</p>
<p>Sometimes still called Banaras, it has been acknowledged to be the oldest continually
occupied city in the world. Home to some of the most ancient and revered monasteries
in India and perhaps the world, this is the place where Hindu scholars still
come to learn the ancient knowledge of the Vedas and debate on the nature of
God. And this is also the city where countless Hindus come to die, believing
that by being cremated at Mani-Karnika Ghat at Varanasi they will immediately
attain reincarnation. So it is also the holiest destination of Hindu pilgrimages.
Seeing and photographing the thousands of faithful who daily come to Varanasi
to take a ritual dip in the river Ganges, to cleanse their souls of sins and
to worship at its many temples, is something never to be forgotten. We will
be able to photograph this incredible spectacle from our private boat.</p><hr>
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