Three Religions – One Site
November 1, 2018 This is known as Lat Bhairav. According to our resident scholar Deepak Anand: “Chinese monk-scholar Xuanzang (Hsüan-tsang,…
Varanasi
The Search for an Authentic Candy Shop
Rasvanti Sweets CK 21/24 Sugga Gali, Thatheri Bazar, Govindpura, Varanasi October 31, 2018 The Indians love their sweets, and this…
Banaras and The Ganga
Banaras/Varanasi October 30, 2018 What is India was one of the real reasons maps of India did not exist for…
Delhi, Sarnath and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
We rose early in Delhi to head to the airport for a flight to Varnasi. Alas, the plane was late…
Varanasi at Night
“Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of…
Varanasi – Bodh Gaya and the Road In Between
Varanasi in the Morning February 2015 Up before dawn to catch the river as it wakes. It was truly amazing…
The R.V. Bengal Ganga and Bateshwarsthan
February 2015Our only stop today was Vikramshila University in the town of Bateshwarsthan. This is the birthplace of Vajrayana Buddhism.…