Varanasi Through My eyes: City of Lord Shiva and Holy Ganges
It was the month of January. I was watching may be Discovery Channel or History TV .They were running a episode of Varanasi a.k.a Kashi. I must confess I am not a big fan of travel shows but somehow I was glued to the episode. I was enticed when they said you don’t go to Kashi, Kashi calls you. Also they explained about Manikarnika Ghat which is cremation ghat. It is believed those who die/cremated in Kashi receive the “Moksha” and they leave the cycle of death and birth. In March my cousin was engaged and I told him that now I will go to Kashi to wash all my Sin’s. Somehow I used to say this a lot and I never knew this will come true. Day 1 My Joruney in Ferozepur came to a sudden halt and without wasting much time we booked the hotel/train tickets and were ready for Kashi. Chandigarh Railway Station Train was 4 hours late and we were in our hotel at 9:30 PM . The next day we went for Somanath Temple and witnessed the city of Varnasi. It was buzz