Karwa Chauth करवा चौथ

Thursday, August 28,  I had the chance to be at the Ganges River and witness the Karwa Chauth celebration. On this day married women fast for one day while they pray for the long life and welfare of their husbands. All along the river women gathered to offer prayers and ask for blessings before they went into the water to bathe. It was beautiful to see the rainbow of saris all along the river. Together women were smiling, hugging, laughing or sitting together in prayer.
Here is the full story of Karwa Chauth http://www.karwachauth.com/karwa-chauth-story.html

Saw some street art and monkeys while walking the alleys in Varanasi as well. After I took a photo of the monkeys they stopped walking and stared at me. I don't think they liked the bright flash from the camera so I walked away from them as fast as I could. My host sister laughed at how nervous I would get around the monkeys but I didn't want to take my chances in letting them get too close.