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Friday, March 3, 2017

Day 14 - Khajuraho to Varanasi

After breakfast, we visited the temples in Khajuraho that the Chandelas constructed in the 9th and 10th centuries.  A UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Due to the dry climate, the temples survived.


This temple is still an active Hindu temple.












Then we were off to lunch at a small restaurant run by two sisters.  Once again great Indian food.


Next was a short flight to Varanasi.  We checked into our hotel and then took battery operated rickshaws to the Ganges to watch the evening ceremonies.

We boarded a boat and watched the priests perform the sacred light ceremony on the ghats, stairs.


The boat took us past the cremation steps, ghats, on the river's shore.  Operating 24 hours a day.  


The sacred light ceremony from the shore.  Seven priests.


The streets were packed with pilgrims and tourists.  An amazing site.