6. Faith Amidst Life Unfolding – On the Banks of the Ganga in Banaras (Bangkok, Banaras, Bihar)
6. Faith Amidst Life Unfolding – On the Banks of the Ganga
in Banaras
One of the most peculiar aspects of Hinduism is how the places of worship are not ‘islands of tranquility’ like those you would see in a church or a mosque. Instead, like most things in India, they are truly integrated into the chaos of life surrounding it.

I spent a day walking by the ‘Ghats’ (riverside steps) of the Ganga in Banaras and it was quite amazing to see how practices of faith co-existed in harmony with more mundane daily acts – like washing and drying clothes, playing cards, getting a shave and cleaning cattle and humans.



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