snake charmer!



This is a scale they use to weigh the wood they use for burning the corpses at the burning gahts.
Getting the perfect amount of wood to incinerate a body is a precise art form. The type of wood used is also important, some are more expensive like sandal wood.



Bodhi tree and temple

We spent yesterday in Varanasi on our way through on the train. Varanasi is a really cool city I'm glad we decided to spend five days there on our way towards Agra and Delhi. The river Ganges runs through it, as well as a couple other rivers. People from all over India go there to die, because it frees you from the cycle of rebirth and death. But more about that later.

Today we were in Bodhgaya. We sat underneath the grand child of the same Bohdi tree that the Buddha attained enlightenment. Not to sound like a hippy or anything, but there was a very serene vibe about the area. It sat next to a giant temple surrounded by a garden. All around us there were monks and nuns from all over the world praying and meditating.-ashby