Tag: ganges
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Where the River Remembers
A girl in pink walks the ghats, where morning prayers whisper into the light. She winds her way between color and cloth, life drying in rows by the sacred Ganges. The river does not forget. It carries the ashes of burning hopes, the chants of the old, the laughter of children, the weight of belief.…
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Morning Coffee Talk~ 11/365
Good Morning, When you are like me and you love exploring this planet and learning about its inhabitants, then some places haunt you for years after you visit them. One of these places is Varanasi in India. You probably have heard of Varanasi, its floods of pilgrims, swamis, holy men and women, the river Ganga…
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A Stark Reminder~ India
There is a place on the bank of the Ganges River in the holy city of Varanasi, where more than 300 bodies get cremated daily and the ashes thrown into the river with the belief that the soul of the dead will be allowed a chance at a new life through reincarnation. Hindus from all…
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Nesting time~
Varanasi~ India It feels like the right time to pick up my blog again after a two months process of preparing a new Home in yet another country. A friend told me “it feels like you are nesting “ and yes it does indeed. Everything in me went internal, long working days to make our…