VARANASI IS INCREDIBLE - MUST WATCH - INDIA TRAVEL
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- Опубликовано: 23 дек 2016
- Vlog #48. Varanasi is truly incredible. This is one of my favourite videos that I have ever made so I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching, if you enjoyed this video, feel free to subscribe for more videos like this. Thank you.
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Indigo Traveller kudos for all the effort dude! Subbed!
Indigo Traveller i just want you to pronounce the right name of Ganges whivh is GANGAA...it spells like GUN' GAA
I’ve seen so many of your video and I subscribed to your channel as well. This has to be one of the most amazing ones I’ve seen. I love all of them and religiously watch them but this is mind blowing! Please keep it up!!!!!!!
Hi Nick. Thanks for the amazing video. What is the name of the hotel at 11.43? That costs $200-$300 per night?
How much does it cost to rent a boat and rower for the ceremonies?
I love how moved you are by it. I went for 3 days in 1999 and stayed for 5. Next month, after 20 years, I'm taking my husband to experience it with me again. Forty-eight countries so far, and I still say that Varanasi is the most fascinating place I've ever seen.
Hope you enjoy this 20 minute Christmas special guys! Happy Christmas!
Yes mate. Loving it!
+UberDan Cheers mate!
Happy Christmas, merry new year 😁
I got goosebumps watching this... brought back so many memories of the incredible days I spent in Varanasi. Thank you and safe travels!
"A goat wearing a jersey on a red couch. That is India in a nutshell." Brilliant observation. After seven months living here, I have to agree. India is about happening upon such unexpected scenes on a daily basis ---pairings that are odd, often humorous, sometimes tragic and---in the case of what you saw--previously unimaginable.
+Melissa Fitch hahaha too true Melissa, couldn't have described it better myself. Thanks for the comment!
Visit our city pune as well and i will be there for you to explore the city 🖐
Even though you are personally experiencing an amazing part of Indian culture, I prefer to live vicariously through you. It's much cheaper, safer and hassle free.
Thanks for sharing these amazing moments with us. Been dreaming about India ever since i read Shantaram. This country is getting more enigmatic the more research i do. Varanasi is definitely on my bucketlist!
Thank you for watching them! It is a truly magical place so yes you must visit Hans. Atmosphere is indescribable.
WOW that was really cool. Thank you so much for sharing.
I can feel the emotions. Great work Nick!
I've been watching your last few vlogs in particular, extremely outstanding work, such a great spirited person too.
Thank you for the kind words, glad you enjoy them! :) Take care and happy new year!
I've just started my own travel channel. I was disappointed to only come across travel channels that don't involve more than a vacation in Europe in a 5 star hotel. I am delighted by your videos, this is what I was looking for. The raw video and minimal edits really capture the essence of your surrounding. I enjoy watching your ups and downs (sorry about your camera :(( ) Keep up the good work!
Thank you Vanessa! That is exactly what I am going for so I am happy it came across to you in this way. As far as the ups and downs, this is all part of the travelling rollercoaster but thank you for your support, it really means a lot to me! Good luck for your channel, I will check out your videos, take care! Nick
The experience at Ganga ghats is surreal, you captured the theme with such emotions where even natgeo & discovery crew fail by miles.
I visited these ghats 1 month after my near death experience and as much life changing my NDE was, the experience of seeing this ritual early morning sent shivers down my spine, tears flew like river though there was no emotion attached to the tears, at that very place I was so transformed that the day seems like my new birthday, infact that whole 1 month period seemed like some transition phase of my soul, the final step was witnessing the burning ritual and cracking of the skull to liberate the soul from body.
Very special.
Nick, Varanasi is overwhelming to most people. It is considered to be the most holy place for Hindus. River Ganges is revered as God and anyone who dies in this holy city and cremated (not burnt) on the banks of the Ganges is believed to attain salvation (Moksha in Sanskrit).
Cremation is believed to be most sacred way of paying obeisance to a dead person. By cremating a body, the body returns back to nature from where it comes from. Scientifically, cremating a body would help avoids transmission of viruses and bacteria from a dead person to other organisms and prevents contamination of the soil. Further, it does away with scavengers consuming the human body (if not properly berried), which would mean disrespect to the departed person.
The festivity that happens on the banks of river Ganga in the evenings is known as Arti, which is a ritual thanking the river for the Goodness that ahs been bestowed to the community at large. Hope this gives a perspective of the scene there.
Wow! I can't wait for my next India trip, this is on the list! Words definitely can't describe what I watched, so I can only imagine what it will be in person! Thanks for taking us on your journeys!
Fantastic video. I learned a lot and now i really want to go!
Thank you so much and glad it made you want to go, you won't regret it if you you do!
I can't wait to go to India! This kind of made me more excited! Thanks!
You are welcome, have a great time!
Hey Nick ! This was the best vlog ever ! Varanasi is so close to my heart and soul I almost had a few tears watching those scenes when you were lighting the lamp ( it's my favourite thing to do) while listening to the sacred mantras in the background and when I saw the bodies getting burnt. Women are mostly prohibited in the burning ghats but I used to sit there and meditate and just observe those flames 🔥 it was magical and sure you can't put them in words the emotions you experience , it's just beyond comprehension :) I have been to Varanasi three times and have always come back transformed! It is surely a place of transformation. It's like watching yin and yang together in one place one time. It's funny and also pretty emotional. I was a little sad though hearing you didn't take a dip in the Ganges on your birthday because wow what a gift it would have been to your spirit. But sure I can understand your worry about the hygiene of Ganges. I can tell you that I worried too but one day I just let go of all my inhibitions and immersed myself in the holy Ganga and felt the mystical power of her. She is like a mother , very nurturing, loving, healing and protecting ...I realised no matter how much people pollute it ,they certainly can't pollute her power. In Rishikesh I could bathe everyday in Ganges , the Ganga there is so pure and green. Hopefully you will get to visit it next time. Cheers again and god bless your journeys mate. Would be lovely to cross paths with you one day :)
Again, I am blown away by your comment. Thank you. Yes Varanasi is a truly remarkable place and a must for everyone on this planet to visit at least once in their lifetime if they can. I'm sure you're right about going for the swim. I will have to commit to the dip on my next trip to Varanasi for sure! I will also add Rishikesh to my list :) Cheers again and i'm sure we will catch up in India in the future if we are both their at the same time. Take Care!
Excellent video- you showed the beauty of Varanasi with respect.
This is one of the best travelling channels I've ever seen! I bumped into it by accident and I must say I absolutely love it. And thank you for being so respective to these poor animals - many people who travel abroad and have RUclips channels seem not to care about them at all. I'm glad I'm here and I can see your videos. Cheers!
Thank you ❤️
Wonderful video! You capture the humanity and heart of every place you visit.
it seems that ur journey was very emotional, life changing, i lived 20 years in varanasi , but when i left varanasi for my higher studies , i find that what i missed, there is no any mordern things in varanasi , it is far from highly advanced cities, but it is a life changing city,when u feel alone,depressed or u want to know who u r , then go to varanasi, and do not have expectations, just feel the journey through time as a part of ur life ...... thanku for your visit indigo traveller
I will definitely watch that.
Amazing video. What a place. It really comes through. Love the colours, I guess it takes some afterwork.
take care!
Good of you to consider the feelings of Mom and Grandma.🙏🏼💝😬😊
Looks like an incredible trip.. Thanks for sharing
Your content is amazing, words cannot describe
Love your teary eyes when u spoke about Indias magic ❤️
Great video. Had been to Varanasi about 15 years back one of the oldest living city.
U hv a gifted perspective to see things. I have seen varanasi many times through peoples eyes but ur way of showing it was simply surreal. Enjoy ur visit and be safe.
+Richa Rajput wow... This may just be one of the nicest comments I have received. Very, very much appreciated. Thank you and take care.
You are Indian
Excellent video, really captured - as best a camera can - the raw and emotive experience of Varanasi.
Thank you Gary, it is great when the emotion and the raw feeling can be somewhat felt through a computer screen. Cheers mate!
Have watched many of your vidios recently .So good and love the anarchy when one hard working and talented guy can produce films on a par with Michael Palin and Simon Reeve.I truely hope you are reciving remuneration enough to continue
Great video Nick. I would love to travel to India soon.
Most amazing place I have ever been!
Varanasi - Nicely captured and Narrated. This City is probably 5000 Years old. The Spirit of city, Vibrations and Atmosphere is worth experience. It only can be felt by being there. Thanks for wonderful Video.
This Video did all the justice to Varanasi. Kaashi, as we in India call it, is the spiritual capital of india and is a city of magic, of the grandeur of Hinduism and you captured it the best way. That ride down the holy ganges has always been mesmerizing.
The way you captured that lighting the diya, the ganges aarti was truly incredible.
I have seen a lot of videos on Varanasi, but the way you felt and explained that, especially the part after you saw and experienced those holy piers of dead bodies, how you explained it was something I really liked.
Thanks for visiting and we hope to have someone like you travel more often here. You might inspire a lot of Indians to actually visit Varanasi.
Hey Nick!!! you remember me?we met yesterday in train??? BTW ur vlogs are awesome!!! loved it!!
Of course i remember mate! Thank you and it was great meeting you. Take care :)
One of your best
Hey! I've been watching your videos all day today.. simply outstanding work and very enjoyable to watch. I've always been afraid of travelling alone, but you inspire me to do so! Thanks!
Hey Raymatic! Thank you and that is really great to hear. That is one of my main goals of this channel to inspire travel and show people that the world isn't as scary as most people think. I am heading to Africa this month(April 2017) to make new videos so stay tuned for those! All the best with planning your trip!
I m happy that u see Varanasi
N feel good
This is what our India is
It's incredible.....
People where they burn called MANIKARNIKA GHAT....
4.32...incredible...amazing...fantastic.....awesome....view....
Cheers!
It is the only place I want to go in India. Thanks for showing us.
This channel is everything to me right now! I'm a huge fan of Gabriel Traveler and found this page due to his suggestions and man this has totally been worth every moment I've spent watching your videos. You have a great eye for capturing what's important. Many of the things you put into this video would go unnoticed by a great many people. Keep up the great work and safe travels.
So nostalgic! Love the jersey goat on the sofa. It brings back memories of when I was there - but Im more of a photo guy than video.... You are in the process of converting me though
Cheers Harold!
What a truly dystopian world these humans live in. It's completely of their own making.
It's your narrow.perspective
India is where you truly experience life
It's the most magical place on earth❤️
India is surreal for a lot of us. An amazing experience and a culture shock that’s so extreme. I travelled around India for three months and was somewhat prepared as it was part of my studies beforehand, but it truly is incomparable. Varanasi and Amritsar were my favourite places to visit as well as Kolkata because of the international energy - lots of backpackers and volunteers from all over the world. I was really hoping to be able to visit Darjeeling though but there wasn’t enough time
The body burning scene was absolutely incredible to see through the screen. I can only imagine how fascinating it must’ve been to be there and witness the Hindu traditions first hand. With respect to the deceased, that was amazing.
I am a hindu still I am not really a follower of hinduism and I've never been to Varanasi but after watching your vlog, I am planning to visit this place in near future. Great video!! Have a nice stay & merry christmas.
Wow! That is amazing, I am so happy that I can inspire you to travel to places in your own country. Thank you Manish! Merry christmas to you too my friend.
I wonder why you feel it's cool to say that you don't follow something you have no knowledge about that too infront of a Foreigner. Don't think he may find you to be a very woke and important and matured person.... Work on your thoughts
Very disturbing, those poor animals. But the goat on the red couch...Epic 😂
This is amazing Nick !
Incredible.
Excellent video. Thank you!
Thank you Ron!
Just start watching your videos and you are so inspiring ! thank you for sharing .new sub!
Thank you Eint! Very much appreciated! :D
Hey man, enjoying watching your videos of India! I’m heading to India in January for 3 months! Just curious did you have a rough plan and idea of places you wanted to visit and then you just went with the flow? Also all these tours you booked did you book them from the hostels you stayed at? Happy travels
No tours, just wandering and interacting :)
Incredible video, I'd love links to the soundtracks...Your choice in music is beautiful
Very cool. Unfortunately I cant make it here on my upcoming trip to India but this gave me a good sense of the place.
Cheers David, glad you enjoyed it! If you are considering other places in India to visit, then feel free to check out this playlist I made of the videos I made whilst travelling India:
ruclips.net/p/PLN0FlxE6vY5CbZNL9xzyxaXBC38NikYXo
Cheers mate, enjoy your upcoming trip! :)
@@IndigoTraveller congrats at almost 1 million subs. When I watched this and subscribed you were at literally 700 subscribers 🤯
Outstanding. A couple of weeks ago, I watched Jeremy Piven's two-part documentary about India, "Journey of a Lifetime." (It's here on RUclips.) He was transformed by his visit, too, and also by his witnessing the ceremonies at Varanasi. Your take on it is intimate & profound. Very cool. What a great thing to have seen. ✌🏼
Thanks Karin. I will have to check out "Journey of a Lifetime." And yes, it is truly a majestic scene here, another must visit! Cheers :)
I love your compassion for animals. It's so nice to see someone who cares. 💕
Wow, I have seen this place 25 years ago... nothing changed!
That's the beauty of the place. This place is centuries old, but not much have changed. :)
great video's Nick. Next month it's my turn to visit Varanasi.
Thanks for share your ideas
Incredible
"" Your a Lovely Spirit and you have done a FANTASTIC JOB "" First Class Vlogging..
Thank you ❤️
Nick was so young and cute at this video haha 😊😊. It's so cute when you called your mom and grandma! He was young and looks more healthy than now🥺 Nick is getting mature and It seems like his accent is changing through his journey! Nick! Take care yourself all the time and BE SAFE! 😉 I'm your big fan from Korea. Someday, I believe you'll visit our country too. (Of course, South. lol)
Wow!
Incredible video! Merry Christmas Nick!
Thank you Stefi! Same to you :)
Nice.one Nick, you have really captured the atmosphere, it reminded me of being back there. We were invited to a meal by someone living just around the corner from the burning ghats. The meal was cooked on embers from the fire. Surreal.
I've been to Varanasi. Such an incredible place.
Beautiful ❤️
All that green and blue light dancing around your face as you spoke
Wow great video!
Whoa! "Kiwi Dude"! You have some really cool videos! Keep up the good work! Smart guy for not swimming in the Ganges! You have added twenty years to your life!!
Cheers Mark!
Nick u r doing a great work appreciate it Merry Christmas bro cheers
Thank you Manish, much appreciated! Happy christmas dude!
Awesome man...just awesome...one day when I will see what you filmed with my own eyes, I will credit you with the inspiration to witness something so mystic n magical. Cheers...
Thank you, you should definitely visit this place :)
Namaste! Just stumbled across your vid, really good brings Varanasi to life, particularly a boat trip on the Ganga! I fell for Varanasi as a young backpacker in 1991 but it was at the end of my India travels so I only had a week or so there. In 1993 I returned to Varanasi and really wanted to get to know the city so stayed there for 10 months. Really learnt a lot, walked hundreds of km's through the back streets and lane ways and explored every nook and cranny I could find. Now, 24 years later I have just booked a flight to go back to Varanasi which will be my first stop as part of a bigger India trip, wonder how the changes are going to be. By the way, even 24 years ago the Ganga wasn't too clean, but if you crossed to the far bank it was lovely and clear and a good place for a swim. Plenty of gharial (crocodiles) and gangetic dolphins to be seen then too, I hope they are still around. Modi has promised as an election pledge to clean up the Ganges (and Varanasi), I wonder if he is successful with that? Happy travels.
Namaste! Thank you. The back streets of Varanasi are still amazing but I would be interested to hear from you on how much the place has changed as a whole. Let me know if you can. And wow, dolphins and crocodiles, I never knew about these but now I wish I had. Another excuse for me to return I guess. Not sure if Modi has followed through with that plan or not but he was actually in Varanasi when I was there as you saw in the video so it could be a possibility that he has started some kind of cleaning program. Thanks again for sharing and all the best for your upcoming trip! Nick
Amazing footage. !
Yea varanasi is one of those places where you feel like youre transported back hundreds of years, people have been doing it for centuries now and probably still might be in the coming centuries.
+AAa m Totally, just indescribably astounding.
Love your channel man..i was in India at the same time for my honeymoon ! Did the very touristy golden triangle (delhi Agra jaipur )..had major issues with getting cash tho ! massive queues at most banks in Delhi, it was a nightmare !
har har mahadev i am from varanasi nice video man
Thank you mate!
incredible vedio
Cheers Pankaj!
That was absolutely beautiful and so...human. Thanks Nick!
Excited 😊
1000 years old silk machines? Do you really believe that? Probably tell the people the silk fabric is hand made. And do you tip these people to film them like the snake charmer. But like your vlogs a lot.
Wonderful
Varanasi is our Holy city.❤️🚩
Thats cool man. Ill be in India mid next year, how did you hook up with the boat operator?
And how much should we expect to pay?
Thanks
loved it
Thank you Shantanu!
Bro ur videos are like 10 trillion times better then natgeo or any other travel documentarys
Hey brother i am also from varanasi and i watch your videos 👍
amazing video,
do they really dump bodies into river?
India is spiritual country,we look every being as god ,because life given god so precious so be good and do good,see good
come to Kolkata,,,you will be pleased definitely
In the next days I will visit India to work, and I would like to take advantage of some days for tourism and recreation, what places you advise me to visit and tips you can give me, I am a person who loves calm and tranquility, thank you in advance.
super bien
Epic
Beautiful. Om Namah Shivaya.
Thank you Amadeo :)
om
Hi Nick, have you ever been to the other side of the river ?
love india♡♡♡
It's incredible.
Merry Christmas and happy new year Nick. Do visit Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Sikkim and Meghalaya if you want to see totally different India. It has been recently opened to foreigners and there is almost no vlogs on these places.
Wow, Thank you for the information mate, I will need to take a note of these places for my next trip, they sound very interesting. Cheers Probin! Take care dude!
I think Varanasi, along with Mecca, Jerusalem and Rome is one of the top religious places in the whole world.
your videos are better than natgeo
That is an incredible compliment. Thank you my friend!
Anything beats natgeo...
I concur! 💕
marry Christmas bro....
I hope India fulfils to some degree the gap of missing good festival times back home.
Love the work u do in videos
Thank you Parth! Yes, India is fulfilling me in so many ways I never knew possible. Merry Christmas mate :)
Hey Buddy, How do you navigate on Indian roads to roam and reach to your destinations, because Indian roads are complex, congested, and more like cobwebs?
Hey mate, yes it can sometimes be a challenge but I always try to remember in which way I came and normally keep a business card of my accommodation etc. so if I get lost I can just ask someone or use google maps if necessary. Cheers :)