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Trip to Benaras
I left Benaras with mixed feelings. After three days of visiting temples, exploring the markets, walking down narrow gullies, watching the sunrise from the banks of the river Ganga, witnessing the evening aarti (offering of prayer to the river), dining, dressing up, and taking photographs, I felt content that I could tick one off my bucket list. But I felt none of the awe and wonder that I should have experienced in the oldest city in the world and one that was steeped in tradition and culture.
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Hi, I’m SMITHA,
An ex-banker, a blogger, a poet by heart and an artist by accident. Welcome to my imperfectly, perfect world.
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