Scrapbook -A Travel Blog

River Ganga and the sandy riverbed on the way to Vindhyachal As I had mentioned in my earlier post the my journey this time ended up ...

Ramnagar Fort Apart from the popular Buddhist center Sarnath there is another half-day excursion from Varanasi and that is Ramnaga...

Pontoon Bridge Varanasi end During my trip to Varanasi few months ago I visited Ramnagar for its popular fort museum. More than the...

Sarnath archaeological ruins and Dhamekh Stupa in the background Most popular excursion from Varanasi is Sarnath. Another sacred pla...

Durga Temple and Durga Kund of Varanasi Tales of ancient temples in Kashi! That means- this post is a long read! Hope it keeps you...

Austere clad sadhus are favorite subjects to photograph in Varanasi? For me there were many favorite subjects including canines! I am ...

Tons of websites appear in the result list when you google for Varanasi. And the most mentioned 'must-do' item will be Ganga Aa...

Well, Kashi is city of very interesting things. People come here- to die, to perform rituals, to pray, to get married, to smoke, to exp...

As I mentioned in the earlier post, Kashi is much happening place. For tourists, ghats (see post Experiencing Ghats )are the main attraction...

Varanasi Ghats Well, what are ghats ? In simple terms, they are just very wide flights of steps to go down to the river for a hol...

Backpacking India - Part III was much awaited. Two years ago I wanted a monsoon-visit to Maharashtra which didn't work as planned ...

Long ago my sister got married. Both she and my brother-in-law were very much excited about their honeymoon in Kashmir. And they came back ...

Call it Kashi, Varanasi or Benaras ... it remains the same ... crazy ... captivating ... endlessly fascinating ... and holy ... One of the ...

Its November and time for going Butterfly Watching! Well, Monarch butterfly watching in Monterey, California! I am posting the picture...

As seen from Arthur's Seat The magnificent castle stands atop a volcanic crag towering over the city skyline. Scotland trip i...

Edinburgh- the capital city of Scotland is one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. Skyline here is full of medieval buildings and ...

When we were driving near Glen Coe our tour guide/driver pointed at this hill and said " see on your right ... Pap of Glen Coe ...

Typical scene- Highlands, Scotland I had been to Scotland few years ago and happened to visit again recently which refreshed my me...

I have a fascination to shoot bridges at night! I have taken too much of risk to be all alone in pitch dark near the water getting bit ...

One pic from archives ... My trip to American SouthWest last October. I was at Salton Sea , California, the last pit stop of the trip....