After going to your hotel for a short nap, I will pick you up again and we will continue exploring Varanasi. We begin the second part of the tour at Manikarnika, where death is celebrated. Above the main burning ghat of Varanasi, one of the holiest cremation sites along the Ganges River, from the best place to observing and photographing, I will explain to you in detail about the Hindu sacred rituals of death. From there, we will head to the old town to discover the small and colourful alleys of the center, historical palaces, sacred temples, traditional ashrams, bazaar and local markets...

Time for lunch! it's time to regain strength after a long walk… I will recommend you a good place for taste a jummy indian meal or for drinking the best lassi of the city. When your stomach gets happy I will bring you by tuk tuk on our next stop: the traditional silk weaving. There we will scooting the muslim area, learning about the silk weaving, you can see how is the process of creating and also the beautiful final products...

And again time to come back to the river for a boat ride on sunset. Light and ghats at that time are also a dream, people and activities are different at the morning time so you will enjoy witnessing local life and photographing. A new experience for your senses is waiting for you!

We will finish the day with one of the most spectacular sights in Varanasi: The Ganga Aarti Ceremony. This is a godly spiritual ritual on the banks of the Ganges River. There, Hindu priests celebrate a beautiful and sacred ritual in honor of Mother Ganges, accompanied by songs of praise and surrounded by thousands of pilgrims who come from far every evening in order to get the Goddess’s blessing who its believed that pours on each individual present there when the ritual is completed.