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the final day in vanarasi, later i would go back to the starting city kolkata via a stopover climbing a holy mountain .

going back to my guesthouse

the lighted wharf

the night scene , just after the ceremony

my dinner, the ubiquitous chicken meat in india, the only reassuring thing i dare put in my mouth .
with curry gravy, pretty good.

roots

another ghat, wharf

the river, a quiet section

the embankment

this building everywhere. a bunch of kids playing cricket.

the most busy ghat

a hectic area

a gate of the wharf to the riverside

a wider view

people bathing even brushing teeth by the river , with bodies and ashes.

the altar. not allowed to step on with shoes on.

boats moored for rent. guess not cheap.

small shrines everywhere.

back to the river again

the saint. he would charge you money for a close-up

jackfruit for sale, but, why did they chop them in this way ?

a cup of mango flavor yogurt. no diarrhea this time. it was sealed, maybe produced in a factory.

these and something else were what i bought. 750naira .

more desserts, very sweet

spotted a comparatively clean dessert shop.

hope they did not use the water from the river where they burnt the bodies to make the desserts

some vegetable to my lunch.

a momo cart. wanted to change my diet from fish and rice for one meal. no other acceptable choices but this momo thing. called by momo in tibet and nepal. very thick flour skin, a meat ball inside, dry or with some sauce. try hard to prevent retching. very untasty. but cheap.

my lunch. carrots, tomatoes, and some momo(very bad taste)

another one

i loved the turret.

some other rotunda , maybe the water resevoir.

the flood line, from 1880 to 1960. they suffered from flood and death for almost hundred years before they took action of drainage or bank reinforcement to stop it.

the rotunda thing, no idea for what use.