VARANASI | The Holiest City in India
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2022
- An interesting and thought-provoking evening walking along the Ganges River (Ganga) in Varanasi, India and visiting the burning ghats.
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Hi Gabriel, l love all of your vlogs. I love India and have been there 23 times and can’t wait to go back. I am in my 70’s but will keep travelling as long as my health allows. Have you been to Bundi far south Rajasthan l think you would like the old palace there. I went to Gujarat and met Aaliya the Dinosaur princess who is the custodian of an ancient dinosaur hatchery. Amazing place also visited the ancient port city of Lothal with an amazing museum. Take care on your travels and keep up the good work. Di from Australia
Yes I've been to Bundi, cool little town. 23 times to India, nice.
I'm a British 60 yr old and have been going to India since 1988, fave place is Hampi, my ex was from Khajuraho. As with Gabriel we are Indians at heart for going so often. ;)
@@fuk_l_gordon is this true ??! 👍 😂
@@fuk_l_gordon all gd
@@TheOmniscientGuru-Bhaarat369 dhanyavaad 🙏
some world class infrastructure coming up in Varanasi that's why so much construction work. the Kashi Vishwanath Temple which is older temple has been made into world class temple complex in recent years.
What an amazing walk along the ghats of Varanasi, and a glimpse into ancient Indian culture which is second to none. Gabriel thank you for the clarification on Ganesha. Travel well to the Himalayas.
recommended places in Himalayas-
Gangtok, Lachung, Pelling, Lachen, Zuluk (Sikkim);
Mussoorie, Nainital, Valley of flowers, Dhanaulti , Khirsu, Auli, Rishikesh (Uttarakhand);
Manali, kullu, Shimla, Dalhousie, Narkanda, Spiti Valley, Khajjiar, Dharamsala, Kasol (Himachal Pradesh);
Leh, Nubra Valley, Zanskar Valley (Ladakh)
The boat ride brought me to tears...the lights on the shore, the burning ghats, the boatman rowing, slowly making his way past that beautiful ancient holy city...such a moving sight. I will never get there, many thanks for bringing it to me Gabriel. 🌸
You will, everyone does, eventually.
You should visit atleast once in your life time
Please visit India 🙏
Why not? May the god Lord grant your wish 🙏
It looks like you ended this video just as they were beginning the Aarti. I will be in Varanasi this November and found your India videos so very helpful with information I wanted to know about India before I go. Thank you for this.
Do check weather before going to Varanasi in November. Due to heavy rainy season some ghats get submerge in water. Best time to visit these places when there is no rainy season.
Great..welcome
have a safe trip❣🙏
@@saviesmor4162 I live in varanasi.. Rainy season start from july to mid September.. After September Ganges River start retreating... For our tourist season start from October to february... Planned visit around 7 Nov .... it's dev depawali all ghat s illuminate with lacks of soil made lamps.. It's only celebrate in varanasi in whole india..also October to February temperature vary from 5 to 30 degree celsius.. Come visit my city and my beautiful country...
Absolutely magical! Your videos really capture the atmosphere of India, especially this one of Varanasi in the evening. I was there in '84 and am definitely gonna try to get back there.
Peace & Love
Varanasi is a magical place and you managed to capture the spirit of it in these videos...thanks very much
Gabriel, so beautiful your videos of India. A place I have always loved for culture, textiles, Hinduism, color and beauty. Thank you for sharing
Manikarnika Ghat is costliest place in India for cremation... There's one eternal flame which Hindus believe light up by Lord Shiva and everybody uses flame from that one to perform last rites. One family and their ancestors guards that flame and gets Money for each cremation... They also get considered as second King of Varanasi state , First one Royal family which has fort on opposite side of Ganga and second one Family who gurads that Eternal Flame "Dom Raja"
These families should be very powerful due to the faith of the population.
What if a foreigner want to be burned there. Is it possible?
@@fa7842 Yes foreigner can ... Hinduism is not rigid about faith ... All paths lead to God ... That's basic principle ....
@@abhik6170 Which god? Hindus have many gods.
@@rexx9496 Hindus doesn't have many ... Go read Vedas
@@rexx9496
Go read first then mock other religion.
Wow, Gabriel! This is a fascinating video! The people, the colors, the sounds of Varanasi - enchanting indeed! I have friends who go there occassionsly to help the kids who live at the railway stations. The lights on the water on your evening boat ride were beautiful. Thanks for giving us a great experience. Safe travels and stay well.😊🇨🇦
These videos are fantastic, you get so much more in depth than your previous journeys to the same place. Keep up the great work once again. Thank you for posting.
The boat ride with the music was just magical💯👌 Also, ❤ your elephant necklace (from a previous video).
It makes me so happy to see you in my beloved India, thankyousomuch! Varanasi was my first encounter with India 40 years ago coming from Nepal and I was totally enchanted and intoxicated...and now that I understand you are going to Kasar Devi even more so because I was there 7 times and still feels like home to me...looking forward so much🙏
That boat ride at the evening with the music and the lights was fantastic!
My words are less to describe this video.Beauty lies within everywhere that we choose to see....wonderful upload,thanks for sharing!!!!🥰👍
I have really enjoyed the India experience, thanks for taking us along…
Yay Gabriel!! 😃 your subscribers are getting up there! 😎🙌✌❤🙏🌊☀️ thank you for all the videos of incredible India! ❤
You have showed it all. The ultimate destiny of life. Nothing more to say. Music is very appropriate from the boat with the silhouette of the toiling boatman, quite a statement.
Had no idea such an unusual place even existed, very interesting video👍
Its 5000 year old city, you can't even imagine.. Just chill...
Man good idea getting that boat ride, what a powerful view of Varanasi with the setting sun and cool music!
These vlogs are fantastic, Thanks for these Gabe, Look forward to your upload everyday.
GABE loving 😍 these Bharat 🇮🇳 vlogs and especially Varanasi. 🙏🏻🕉️ Can't wait for the other cool 😎 places you're gonna visit there.
Waw well done bro for calling this country Bharat- I think Indian should start using this name too and sanatha dharma
@@jayz2352 Aapka svagat hai bhai 🙏🏻🕉️🇮🇳. Kyaa chal rahaa hai dost? Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 and The US 🇺🇸. 👋🏻😎
@@jayz2352 Jay Z I was in North Bharat for 48 days in 2019. I stayed in Varanasi for four days during Kumbh Mela in 2019. Loved 😍 it Aap Kahaan se hain?
@@TravelingEddie Hey Brother 👋. Kashi is changed a lot, specifically the main temple, Lots of devlopent going on. It became more beautiful and cleaner ❤
@@TravelingEddie Hope you will come again brother. Jay Shri Ram 🙏🙌
in the time of Shiva there was an animal specie called ganas who were fond of him and always with him. while Parvati was in the bathroom Ganesha repeatedly prevented Shiva from entry. Shiva angrily took off Ganesha's head which made Parvati crying and angry. she wanted her son's life back. then ganas offered their life for the cause. Shiva with great pain in his mind took off head of a gana and installed it on Ganesha's body using tantric power. because of ganas head he was known as Ganesha. later the species of gana got extinct. later people look for the specie, found elephant and thought this might be the animal which is gana. so they drew Ganesha with head of elephant. this is the actual story but most people don't know.
You just opened my eyes up even more! Thanks for that!!
Good evening gabe! Can't wait to watch!
majorly bodies of children and sadhus are not burnt because it is believed for kids their aatma don't yet have developed a attachement towards the body, same reason for sadhu they live a life of detachment from materialism and thus believed that their atma is also not attached to their physical body.
probably the same reason for pregnant women they carry another atma in their womb. so the main symbolism of burning is related to detachment from this physical reality of yours for you and your family as well it resonates with the principal of Hinduism that we are not our body and its temporary so if we burry the family have a place to go and feel attached to the deseased but burning essentially removes any attachment whatsoever of your physical being.
Another great video. Keep them coming. 👍
Hi Gabriel, I am indian and very glad that you came in India for travel and learn from our culture and i hope that if you not visit Kadarnath so pls go there that is amazing place
What an amazing video Gabe thank you
burning of bodies is also becoming popular in the US & is fast replacing the traditional rotting of the body
Yea mate it’s called Cremation. It’s been going on for a little while now 🙄
Even children are staying with Mom and Dad and vice versa, that is also becoming popular nowadays in US.. Am I right?
@@guruparashiva3404 ???
Serious stuff. Thanks!
5:31 should have gone into newly redeveloped kashi vishwanath corridor, would have been the first foreign youtuber to vlog it from the ganga side entrance. camera is allowed upto a point from this side. construction still on-going both inside and outside.
I tried to but they didn't allow me in for some reason, even though other people were going inside. Maybe because foreigners aren't allowed?
@@GabrielTravelerVideos can tell you the trick.....go from the side of Pashupatinath temple . just adjacent to it .....you can see a different nepali type architecture . from there you can go inside.
or put a mask on and wear a cap....and just confidently just way in
@@GabrielTravelerVideos shouldn't be the case, Pretty sure foreigners are allowed, noticed some on @AMT UA-camR 's daily vlogs, he gives daily updates on construction progress of the temple complex, unless you were there during some VIP visit.
Foreigners are most definitely allowed inside Kashi Vishwanath corridor. Somebody scammed you about Manikarnika ghats as well because Indian youtubers record it all the time. Don't listen to anyone not in a uniform, camera is allowed upto a point inside the corridor.
@@shashanksuman He was visiting on the day Ram Nath Kovind arrived
Gabriel, I ❤ love ❤ the muzak, which accompanies this video. It is very moving and appropriately haunting.
The spectacle of burning bods in public would freak me out. The smell would reallllly get to me.
Seeing the burning flames would also stun me.
Please note that: I understand that it is Indian tradition and I respect that, 100%. I just do not think I could personally stomach such.
You are one brave and intrepid traveller, Gabriel.
Beautifully done!
"we're talking about Gods, they do what they want to do" loved that! epic times, stay blessed.
Stunning footage ❤
Thank you Gabriel for showing as varanasi,,shiva ji bless you and your family 🙏🏼
Very interesting place😊Thanks Gabe👍🏻
perfect thanks dear Gabriel
Fascinating!
Varanasi is the oldest surviving city in the world. And the is the city that celebrates death. It was build by Lord Shiva and it is believed he still visits the city during specific times of the year
sounds like a movie :D
@@alexcar You wont believe there are so many creative artists who visited these places and got inspired
Damascus exists dude
@@FSVR54 Varanasi is way older than Damascus. It will never be accepted by.the western historians who want to.push their agenda.
Just a few years back IIT Kharagpur discovered coins from the banks of Ganga in Varanasi that were as old as 8000 years.
And manuscripts as old as 12,000 years old by the archeological department at BHU.
We don't need western validation who twisted Indian history to create their own narrative
Excellent thanks valga valamudan sir
1st video Iam seeing of this guy. Better then all those hipster youtubers in India who are just there to farm subscribers. This is informative.
I like your all Varanasi Vlogs. Its amazing you have shown a very great video and u have so much knowledge about it. And the paintings is very great. I newer had been to Varanasi but I have to go there one day.
Great commentary !
This Is the best video of the trip. 👊
Funny listening to you trying to explain the basics of cricket! Even us Brits have some difficulty with it! 🤣🤣
So happy to know that Uttrakhand is your next travel destination. Besides Kasar Devi, do visit Jageshwar temple in Almora and if you are planning to travel farther in Uttarakhand, travel to Patal Bhubaneswar ( in Pithoragarh) and Munsiyari and Milam Glacier as well. Loving your India series❤ From Uttarakhand
Why are some people building casinos in uttarakhand??
It is completely disgrace and disrespect to the Holy land
Just asking because you are from utarakhand
@@rockyyyy225 The people who are originally from Uttarakhand are fleeing the state due to lack of good healthcare and employment opportunities and selling their lands to real estate developers and hoteliers who are constructing hotels, casinos, bars etc. to attract more tourists and make huge profits. Politicians don't care about what's happening in the state because their bank accounts too are getting fatter with such activities :(
@@ZenPB okay, big issue thanks for the information!!
exactly what i was thinking about Gabriel could visit jageshwar and patal bhubaneswar when I hear he's is visiting Almora.👍🏻
Kasar Devi is such a small place i wonder how he will get there.
Thank You Again for showing us such an exotic place.
👍🪷
Hey Visit Kashi Vishwanath , he is the lord of this City. it's near Burning ghat. The giant staircases you saw
20:28 is some crazy footage, the whole boat ride really. Very nice Gabriel.
In uttarakhand, in continuation we would hope you visit kedarnath as well as badrinath. In case looking for adventure, Kailash mansarovar would make me wait for your videos. Nearby varanasi, there is ramnagar fort where erstwhile king of benares lived. About 80-150km or so there are small waterfalls as great Indian northern plains rise to Kaimur range (an extension of cultrally and mineral rich vindhya range) there are coal mines and heavy industries. There are forts at chunar, naugarh and Vijay garh nearby. Chunar sandstone is used for construction for a very long time. On the other side jaunpur also has a fort but it is built like Shiraz in iran during jaunpur sultanate period.
Of course every place has some story or the other. There is a shiv temple at the confluence of ganga and gomti river at a place called kaithi just outside of varanasi.
You have deep knowledge. I amazed when you discribe the meaning of words. 🙏🙏
Those burning Ghats got an energy of their own.... I'll take the high country anytime over that scene... Happy trails !
night scene from the boat was pretty awesome...
Living the life. I would love be able travel world experience everything like he does. So many stories to tell
earlier in India only older people who died because of old age used to be burnt. but people who died at a young age because of heart attack, accident or other reasons were burried. but now the traditions have all changed.
What is the tradition now then? I think young are still burried
They are not “burned” but instead cremated. The idea is to place the ashes in the Ganga so that the soul can stop the cycle of reincarnation.
Many people (including myself) bring the cremated ashes of their spouse to be placed in the Ganges.
What’s crazy is that I am Roman Catholic, but my body will be placed in the Ganga. There are pending discussions with religious leaders as to if I should be cremated or not. It’s obviously a much deeper story than I can type but all I know if that is where my remains will be.
Glad to hear that you are going to "Almora"...........go to patal bhuvaneshwar..... And jageshwar
Thank you Gabriel
Amazing music selection for the series suit perfectly.
Amazing video
You’re doing a wonderful job of showing what life in India is really like,thanks for what you do Gabe
Great 👍 videos super interesting ❤️
Hi Gabriel. I stumbled upon your vlog and really mesmerized by your camera manoeuvring. When I am watching the video I feel that I am at the ghats of Holy mother Ganga in person! I really liked your non judgemental and down to earth, soft spoken, non haughty nature. Keep up the good work. May lord Ganesha give you success in all your endeavours.
Nicely explained abt Ganesha.
Good you are making trip when there is no rainy season. During rainy weather some of ghats get submerged in water then after some few months it clears up.
3.21 the old building next to the ghat have observatory to track the stars. Please visit it, worth showing it to the world.
Varanasi is an interesting place!
Fascinating video, we noticed that you had a mark on your forehead after the tour of the burning ghat. What is the significance of the mark? It was also nice to listen to your brief conversation with a resident and his wife. It’s nice to get some of that personal interaction and see their reactions to your travel plans/destinations!
Safe travels and we look forward to videos as you head to Himalaya
Go to Jageshwar near Almora. Epic place. Walk up to Vriddha Jageshwar for the epic views. One of my favorite places in India.
Mad refusing massages and charming skills of Gabriel
Dear Gabriel, as you are in eastern central part of India. A visit to Sarnath, Gaya, Bodh-Gaya and ruins of Nalanda (ancient learning centre ), Pataliputra, and Vaishali which are close nearby and important places as per Indian civilisation and history, will be an easy add on with minimal travel.
Eastern Central . It's actually north central India if we go by geography.
Thanks for sharing your night walk on the ghats, just perfect! Nice you ended with Aarti and conch sounding. Phir milenge Gabe…I’ll be watching these videos over and over again they mean very much to me as I don’t know if I’ll get back to Kashi….safe journey northbound to the Himalayan peaks🙏🏽🕉🇮🇳
I think it’s a consensus your last few videos are the top best ever! Congratulations and stay healthy and keep enjoying your travels 🙏🏽💕🙏🏽
Nice to see u in India
i love your intros!!
Your BGM always cool... 🙏🙏
Beautiful 👌
If I’m not mistaken gange is the city drinking water also And they still choose to burn bodies in the water
🙏🙏 u r really great.
beautifull sir.. keep going❤️
Thanks and definitely.
I am hindu but i dont agree with the practice of burning bodies on the ghat.
Very interesting but also very sad and depressive.
love the India travels! thank you Gabe! @22:15 was that a bat?
most oldest and ancient city of the world
Beautiful
Very nice
Love from India
Have you been to Vrindavan, Sarnath, Nalanda or Bodhgaya ? Lots of beautiful ancient architectural monuments in those cities. Nalanda itself is the second oldest university complex in India and the World after Takshashila.
It's brilliant
Hi Gabriel. I am SO happy you are back in India. ALL your india videos are by far my favorite. And can I just tell you how much you're beginning to look like Charleton Heston? (it's 4:20 here in Portland Oregon). Stay safe please. I can tell you are in heaven being in India. Wish I could wiggle my nose and be there (Varanasi looks like it's not even on this earth). I hope you stay a long time in India, (more videos for me) and would LOVE to see Pakistan! I don't think you've been there before. Let's go!! (please)
If only a monkey would touch him he could utter the immortal lines....
Sublime boat on the Ganges footage 💜
It's Ga-n-Ga not Gan-Jis
@@heiAMB In India. Language translates.
How r u~Gabriel- best video! have a good day,=)
Greatest
*You mentioned some things wrong, better do not tell if you don't know brother because it creates misconception in viewers mind:-*
1. History of Ganesh ji
2. We do not dump bodies in rivers 🙄
The man who gave me the tour said that's how they dispose of the bodies that aren't burned. Perhaps I misunderstood. What do they do with those who aren't allowed to be burned there, are they buried?
@@GabrielTravelerVideos nope they are burned in other cremation grounds that are prsent in every city, villages. Just like cemetery are prsent everywhere in west. Cremation ground in Kashi is one of the and major one among millions of others cremation grounds.
I'm a total ignorant, so instead of putting the bodies in the graveyard in a cemetery you guys from Varanasi makes this ceremony for every dead?
@@lucasfreire8360 Every Dharmic Religion i.e Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism do cremation i.e burn the body unlike what Abhrahmic religions like Islam Christianity Judaism do.
@@lucasfreire8360 Christians put bodies in grave because they think that on the day of judgment Jesus will come back and every person from grave will wake up but we have concept of rebirth and moksh/nirvana
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Beautiful India in the world
What is so beautiful about this junk???? Seriously, are you blind???
India has a very different idea of death than in the West where everything is behind closed doors, blacked out windows and boxes! I don't know which system is better? The idea of walking along the street anywhere in the West and seeing bodies being burned is so alien and stomach churning to us! I saw the same thing from a distance at a temple in Kathmandu and I couldn't sleep for days!!!
In hinduism death is just soul changing clothes (body is cloth here). it repeats infinitely. you can be born as any life form from Amoeba to a tree. and main goal is to just stop this cycle and attain liberation (moksha). Hence there is no concept of Heaven and Hell. and hence no reason to grieve.
reincarnation depends upon your deeds(karma).
Here liberation also means that you get out of the Illusion of existence. the soul just then merge with super soul (brahman) .
All the gods you see in hinduism or for that matter anything you see in this universe is the manifestation of that single Brahman. if you have to imagine Brahman imagine it as an ocean and souls as the drop of water . it's properties changes depending upon the environment you keep it .
Brahman also manifests as gods and these gods further can manifest but in order to interact with the universe they need to get an Avatar. They do it to just keep checks and balances. concept of Good and Evil is not stretched much. because these are subjective. Lion eating a deer is good for lion but evil for the deer. But god do take part when there is an imbalance.
9:52 cricket is the biggest and most popular religion in India.