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There was not an iota of thinking if any time I would go to Varanasi and stay for more than a week !!!  Thanks to Dr.Bhaskar and Kala for putting up with me for the last seven days. They made the trip more interesting. I am just going on a freak notes of my last seven days at Varanasi. Day 1- 16th August 2018 Boarded the flight to Varanasi via Delhi. Jet airways :) no questions asked, Delayed departure from Delhi by 3 hours. Reached Varanasi at the venue by 7 pm. All famished and tired because of the long wait and travel truly unaware what's the next day dawns on us. A kinda peaceful feeling but curious mind. After settling a bit, had dinner ! tears ! why! a long time love for Amma's arisi upma comes to mind while eating the upma. The chieftain of the family Shri Ramana Ji (:) discusses with us what would be my routine from the day one and says smilingly, 'you have to leave at 6 am to Allahabad and have a couple of rituals to finish there that included a mid stream di

Tolerance! Travel hangover from the previous day! haven't slept much. Yet got up to get ready for the rituals and a long arduous journey to Allahabad for Triveni Sangamam. After much of a struggle, succeeded in wearing a 9-yard Saree (which measured maybe 8 yards).  The driver chose to show us the countryside of UP !! annoyed by the body roll in the back seats of Toyota Etios I frowned and asked him why that route, he said that because it is an auspicious Shravan month, thousands of pilgrims walk from Allahabad to Varanasi by road and the highway was closed one side of the National highway !!! How interesting to see the trust and faith in such rituals! the delayed route and bumpy rural roads were no more a concern! After theertha snana Sangalpam, we proceeded to Triveni snanam.  Mind blowing experience. Three boats are anchored in the middle of the river Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati Triveni Sangamam point, other pilgrims' boats are surrounding this fleet of three. At the center