Wordless Wednesdays: The roadside sellers of Varanasi

Selling all things religious- beads, prasad, holy thread, metal bracelet (Kada), blueberry beads or stone fruits (Rudraksh) used as prayer beads by Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists.

Chillies and gooseberries for sale in the market

Flowers used as an offering to God, sold on the ghats

Betel leaf (Paan) seller.

She smiles at the camera

Not roadside, but a seller all the same – of sarees

To check my travel post on Varanasi, click here Travel: Benaras – Part 2- A day of pilgrimage

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4 responses to “Wordless Wednesdays: The roadside sellers of Varanasi”

Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet

March 23, 2022

Lovely photos and interesting captions! <3 Thank you for sharing, Smitha!

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1. Smitha V
  
  March 23, 2022
  
  Thank you, Cheryl for your appreciation 🙂. Varanasi is easy to photograph. Everything there has character. I’m glad you liked the photographs.💕
  
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Vineetha Brijesh

March 23, 2022

Beautiful pics… Actually it’s so nice to see the smile on the face of the Amma who posed for the pic.

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1. Smitha V
  
  March 23, 2022
  
  I too was surprised when she smiled as I pointed the camera towards her and she didn’t even coax me into buying anything. Vineetha, the people in Benaras are pleasantly warm, friendly and simple.
  
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