My first rain
In Varanasi in 2009, and every year before and since, locals lived long months of dry and raspy warmth, waking up in a sweat, napping away the long afternoons. I was in awe of the heat and how people continued to work and to function within the boundaries of the weather.Then on a day in June, after weeks of a growing wind, the cloud cover grew thick. The birds grew erratic and began screeching and the river grew jagged and choppy. It started to rain, and all of the adults ran inside, and all of the children ran outside despite scolding, and I was still in awe.
That was lovely. Especially coz I’m kind of planning my first visit to Varanasi and trying to decide if I should wait till after the Monsoons.
Varanasi is stunning in the rain: I would highly recommend going!
Monsoon is so different in each place. Must see it in the Northern Plains some day!
Shucks. Mumbai is so far the most I’ve traveled north in India :-/ . Absolutely stunning pictures as usual.
India has always been a great place to visit. I’ve never been to Varanasi though, would definitely love to go there sometime soon. As usual, you always capture perfect pictures.
Thank you Ollie! Varanasi is stunning: you should definitely make the trip if you can. Thank you for your generous words about my photos.
Are you leaving Mumbai?, coming back to Canada, the warm weather welcomes you.