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A Traveler's Guide to Varanasi, Spiritual Capital of India

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A short one and half hour flight  from Delhi finds you in Varanasi and seemingly a world away. To first ease into the chaos and history of the city, a short day trip to nearby Sarnath is a must. For anyone remotely interested in Buddhism and its origins, Sarnath is where  the Buddha arrived after attaining enlightenment and preached his first sermon to his f[...]

India's 8 Best Street Photography Locations

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India is the seventh largest country in the world.  A "land of unity in diversity," it supports 17% of the Earth's population and is also the birthplace of yoga, martial arts, chess, as well as four major religions: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. With 29  states and seven union territories, it's the largest democracy and English-speaking nation in[...]