30/01/2025
The Ganges River drapes like a necklace around the north of India. For Hindus, it is a goddess whose celestial waters first cascaded to earth through a lock of Shivaโs hair. She is also a lifeline for the 650 million people along her snaking course. โ
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In the city of Varanasi, stepped waterfronts called ghats invite the devout down to meet the river. Here the people bathe, pray, and scatter the ashes of their dearly departed. At dusk each day, while the sun slips behind the tumble-down temples, oil lamps shimmer in the rippling black, chants and chimes float through the aromatic haze, and a sense of the sacred is palpable. Locals and pilgrims alike attend the nightly aarti rituals lead by Hindu priests to honour the holy river โ and you, too, are welcome.โ
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Visit hallowed Varanasi, admire the Taj Mahal, seek out Bengal tigers in the wild, and tour the princely cities of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur on a Grand Tour of India:
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