This sight is located in Varanasi, India. For travel information about Varanasi, read the Varanasi Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to India, read also the India Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Varanasi at night takes on a wholely different atmosphere. I had the wonderful opportunity of in this great Hindu city for a few days, and was thrilled by the sights and sound when night falls. At the Dashaswamedh Ghat on the Ganges, a puja will be at full swing, with sound of bells and chantings. In other places, night life takes on its own Varanasi-style meaning. Along the main road, you can see the night market from your guest house or the balcony of restaurants.
A shrine in one of the alleyways called gali, in Varanasi.
Deeper in the night, I walked along the Ganges. All was dark and quiet, and on the horizon, I could see the string of city lights. In the narrow galis, as the alleys in Varanasi is called, there was quietness punctuated by flashes of activity as you pass by shrines to any of the multitudes of Hindu deities. I hope that the photographs I have assembled here will provide you at least a glimpse of how it is like at night in Varanasi, though nothing compares to being there yourself.
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Finding Accommodation in Varanasi
If you're going to Varanasi, you now have the option of finding accommodation in a hotel, or look for one in hostels and guesthouses. To book a room in a star-rated hotel, use the Varanasi Hotel Guide for Budget Travelers. To find accommodation in a Hostel or Guesthouse, use the Varanasi Guide to Hostels and Guesthouses. Each link provides detailed listing of the type of accommodation you can expect in Varanasi. Be aware that you get what you pay for. If you need a certain degree of comfort, then a star-rated hotel may be an ideal option for you. On the other hand, if you are able to forego a bit of creature comfort, then hostels and guesthouses are clean, safe, and incredibly good value for money. For accommodation in other destinations, visit Hotel Guide for Budget Travelers or Hostels & Guesthouses Accommodation Guide.
Varanasi at Night Photo Gallery
People assembled at street corners.
Steps leading up from the ghats.
This is the view from our guesthouse which is located right next to a Hindu temple.
Activities at street level in the city of Varanasi.
A bicycle parked on a main thoroughfare in Varanasi at night.
Street vendor hawking basketware.
Crowds on Dashaswamedh Ghat where the daily pujas are conducted.
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