He told me he can rest in peace now, when all of Benares (he claimed to have never left the ghat and its surroundings for the last 40 years) seems to be tripping after the sun goes down.

March 9, 2006 — -- Among its 406 passengers and crew members, The S.S. City of Benares was carrying 90 children to the safety of Canada from England during World War II. But on Sept. 17, 1940 ...

Benares Is Beyond History: Artist Paresh Maity. "There will always be hidden aspects that lend magic to this place.." ...

Benares: Daily Life in India's Holy City. Posted: March 13, 2025 | Last updated: March 13, 2025. This vivid depiction of 1930s India captures the vibrancy of everyday life, centering on the ...

In February, Hindus take to the roads. They put contemplation in their eyes, pence in their pockets, lazy rhythm in their feet and swarm along to Benares (Three syllables). They swarm upon the ...

Benares (now known as Varanasi) continues to be the religious capital of India and one of the most important places of pilgrimage and of ritual bathing.The choice of the view and the decision to ...

Nine days before Beth left Liverpool, U-48 was sent out to patrol the Atlantic. By September 17, 1940 it was 600 miles from the west coast of Ireland - lying beneath City Of Benares.

A railway company in India has declined to carry 10,000 monkeys. Most railway companies probably would. That such an undertaking, however, should ever have been suggested to a Board of Directors ...

Panchganga and Durga Ghats, Benares, Upper India by Thomas Daniell. Credit: DAG The Orientalists’ Benares i s on display at DAG 1, The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, and runs until January 14.