Varanasi

Varanasi is an amazing place. Incredible mix of Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists--and the occasional Catholic church.  Overwhelmed by the sights, the smells and the layers of sounds. The main strip down to the river is like Times Square times ten, plus a few cows, rickshaws, ascetics. A zenith of faith and filth-- Extreme in it's celebrations of life and death.