A beautiful intention! Varanasi (also called Kashi or Benares) is intensely alive — full of ritual, color, sound, and pace. Slowing down here means embracing the rhythm rather than resisting it. Below are suggestions and ideas for how to live more slowly, mindfully in Varanasi.

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The most famous attraction in Varanasi are the ghats. These are the stairs that lead to the River Ganges. There are many different ghats...

During my visits to Varanasi to work on my Boutique hotel in Varanasi I always bring a visit to Pappu Tea Stall. This is where I met...

The aarti ceremony held in the evening at the Dashashwamedh Ghat is very popular and cannot be missed. The aarti ceremony takes place after sunset around 6.30 PM in the presence of lots of people. The aarti is performed using brass lamps along with the rhythmic chanting of the mantras by the pupils of the Upanishads and Vedas. The lamps, the mantras, the ganges.. all together it is a very magical event and it made me very emotional. It is difficult to explain, the best thing

During my last visit to Varanasi, to finish decorating the hotel NILAY House Varanasi, I discovered this very nice place at Assi Ghat....

He lives in Varanasi, is 65 years old and is a wrestler. His grandfather and father were famous wrestlers.

A morning boatride at the river ganges is a must do in Varanasi!

Babu is a boatman in Varanasi since he was 13. He lives with his wife, daughter, sister and his wife's parents in 2 rooms.

One of our favorite local cafe's in Varanasi is Sparrow Café. It is a colorful café where lots of activities take place and where local...

On May 18, 2018 I received this photo from Kuldeep (Wov Tours). For a number of years we had been fantasizing about an accommodation in a...