This is a continuation of my previous posts - Varanasi: A Visit to the Cultural Capital of India and Varanasi: A Visit to the Cultural Capital of India – Part II. Hope you enjoy reading…
The Last Day: Exploring the Ghats in Varanasi
On the next day and the last too I decided to explore the ghats on my own while my family went to Viswanath Temple for a second time. The main ghat was 5-minute walk from the guest house. It was early morning and I roamed the ghats to ‘feel’ Varanasi for a last time. The river, the boats, the flowers in the floral shops, the sages in saffron and the people taking holy bath … all looked so different in the soft light of morning sun. I tried to capture some regular activities along the ghats.
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Here are some for your eye only… :)
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In spite of its zigzag narrow lanes, enough to give you the feel of labyrinths; dirty overcrowded ghats, polluted water congested roads and no traffic rule at all, Varanasi has its own charm with its age old edifices, temples and a laid back attitude towards life. It was really a wonderful trip to the holy city in late February when the weather is pleasant. I think this is the best time to visit the place if you want to avoid both the chilling winter and the scorching summer of Northern India.
Gradually our time in Benares came to an end. I chose the Travera of the guest house for extra comfort. Pickup and drop cost us a total of Rs. 1200 which could be cut down to Rs 300-400 if we took auto rickshaws. But I don’t mind that extra bucks for the comfort and convenience of my family.
N.B: If you need to dry your laundries out in the sun don’t forget to clip them tight. Otherwise you may lose them forever… courtesy monkeys. 
Take care and have a nice trip!
Kashi’r bikhyato banor (Joy Baba Felunath)
Etao khub bhalo lekha hoyeche! And yes, Jan end, Feb are quite good time to visit Varanasi.
Just returned from a team outing today (inside Bangalore), hoping to put few images and a story in my blog
So finally you have managed to finish the story. No doubt, another nice post but what i liked the most about it is your photography Chobi Roy
Your pics add just the right touch to your words… you are very good with both and your readers sure feel that they are missing it all not being there!
Sure would want to visit this place some day… mostly for the way your post depicts it!
apnaar bloge dilhier jonni aami to kichu paalam na…….
tell me somthing abt delhi
let me explore the city first…
hi
Very nice narration about kashi, we felt as if we were there. I am going this july to kashi with gods grace to attend Guru purnima. It would be helpful If you had posted phone numbers of sita guest house . Thank u
Thank you …you can talk to Sharma Ji, the manager of the guest house at 05422450061 or 9415225682