The American author Mark Twain, said of Varanasi: "Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together." His description is spot-on, however what caught my attention in Varanasi is the number of diverging paths that converge so well in this mystic and culturally rich city: Past & Present, Old & Young, One & Many, Calm & Noisy, Lines & Curves, Blue&Reds, Yoga & Kushti, Vivid colours vs Muted, Tradition & Modernity and the list is long. It seemed like a city where many roads meet: A crossroads city.
I wanted to subtly illustrate this aspect in the below collection of pictures that were taken during my brief stay in Varanasi.
