Moving fast - a day in Varanasi and a day in Khujaraho. The Ganges river flows through Varanasi and is a sacred place for Hindus, many people come here to bathe in its purifying waters (see pic), or to die, or be cremated here. Fascinating boat trip in the evening and the morning. Can't take pics of the cremations of course, but we watched a few bodies getting burned on piles of wood before the ashes are poured into the river.
Khujaraho is known for the erotic sculptures on the temples. The British guy who rediscovered them described them as "warmer than there was an absolute necessity for" - you get the full range from Playboy through Hustler to Farmgirlsgonewild.com. See pic for one of the tamer examples.
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