On the Banks of the Sacred River - overland 1987

            Ancient Kashi, previously known as Benares and now called Varanasi, remains one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. This timeless city embodies enlightenment and liberation from the perpetual cycle of rebirth, driven by the force of karma.

In April 1987, I revisited this fabled city. As the late afternoon sun cast its enchanting spell, the Ganges river transcended reality, becoming a realm of timeless beauty.

From my slide archives: the picture was originally photographed on Fuji Chrome film with my Nikon FE2 camera and 50mm lens. I photographed the slide bracketing it with a Nikon D850 camera and enhanced the picture in Lightroom, Photoshop, and Topaz.

Taken in: India / Uttar Pradesh / Dasāshwamedh (show map)

Taken on: April 4, 1987

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Camera: Nikon D850, 1/8 sec, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	0.0 mm f/0.0
Exposure Time:	0.125 sec (1/8)
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	+4 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.5 (Macintosh)
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