Holy city of Varanasi

Varanasi is a very special place. It's a holy city as a Ganges river is a holy river and although it is extremely dirty thousands of people have bath in the river. It is also, due to Hindu religion and believes, the best place to get buried or rather burned - cremation. So you can take a boat and watch fire in which bodies are burnt, lots of "holy" men, brahmins etc wandering on the banks of the river. There are also special ceremonies, such as Aarati, fire ceremony in the evening - really unforgettable performance. Watching the Ganges either on the sunrise or evening is unforgetable and quite unbelievable experience.