Photography and Video Content Creation Tour to Varanasi, Mahashivratri

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Varanasi, Mahashivratri Photo Tour Day 1

16 Feb : Varanasi

Participants will be picked up from the railway station/ Airport in a Car Arrive at pre-booked hotel at at 12pm Varanasi unpack have tea and get ready for a warm-up shoot around the streets and ghats of Varanasi and Evening Aarti and activities in and around Ghats of Ganges. As the entire ghat region can be accessed only by walk so be ready to walk a long distance we will take breaks in between for snacks and lunch (depending on the place we will be at the particular time). The evening before sunset we will take a boat ride to photograph ghats and activities from the Ganges that is Assi Ghat till Dashashmedh ghat during the beautiful sunset followed by Ganga aarti which is a beautiful experience and to shoot Videos(Shorts) and Photos In the night a small 30 minutes briefing session on the tour and what we will be doing for next 2 days. Briefing session will happen every day with seeing and discussing images and footage shots.

Day 2

17 Feb : Varanasi Morning - before sunrise we will go on the ghats and photograph morning rituals and Subh a Banaras and yoga that happens on ASSI Ghat and then take boat ride for pictures return to hotel for breakfast after a short rest we will start again at around 11pm and shoot from lanes till Assi Ghat as the lanes will be crowded as a day before shiv ratri there will be innumerable opportunities to photograph the images or videos (Shorts) that would stay with you in your portfolio.

Day 3

18 Feb : Varanasi(Shiv Ratri Festival) Those who don't want to tag along in the morning can rest others can join to shoot early morning sunrise and activities around the ghats as the day of Shivratri there will be lot of crowed and various rituals happening in and around the ghats. The morning procession which starts at 12pm from Tilbhandeshwar Temple to Gauri Kedareshwar Temple is one of the things to photograph. The major attraction of the celebration will be Shiv Baaraat (wedding procession of Lord Shiva) which passes through major routes of the city taking along hundreds of devotees and worshippers in its midst. Trained performers play the role of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and roam around the city giving their blessing to the people. Apart from the central protagonists, a host of other artists dressed as gods and goddesses also make an appearance in the procession donned in their respective dresses. Dances, religious songs into the procession.

Day 4

19 Feb:- Packup and leave back to railway station drop or Airport at around 10am

This photography tour in Varanasi will do the same for you, as it will take you through all of its nooks and corners as well as through daily ritualistic practices. Varanasi, located in Uttar Pradesh, values the customs and traditions that once governed our country. Varanasi is also known as India's "spiritual capital" for these reasons. The sacred city is densely packed with temples, and the holy river Ganges is felt by all the pilgrims who come here to bathe and perform death rites. This city's Ghats are a hub for a variety of cultural and ritualistic practices. * Shivratri is one of most important festivals of Varanasi and you will get to photograph a lot of different things. The major attraction of the celebration will be Shiv Baaraat (wedding procession of Lord Shiva) which passes through major routes of the city taking along hundreds of devotees and worshippers in its midst. Formally organized for the first time in the year 1983 in Varanasi, Trained performers play the role of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and roam around the city giving their blessing to the people. Apart from the central protagonists, a host of other artists dressed as gods and goddesses also make an appearance in the procession donned in their respective dresses. Dances, and religious songs into the procession.

* Also Morning procession which starts at 12pm from Tilbhandeshwar Temple to Gauri Kedareshwar Temple is one of things to photograph. * There are lot of other activities that goes on during the day and night.

* This photography, Content Creation tour will let you also explore Ghats from Assi Ghat to Ram Ghat and new made Khirkiya ghat be ready to walk long day from morning till evening You will find many activities of people Bathing, Rituals, Boatmen, Music players, Sadhus, Heritage structures etc.

* Lanes of Benaras are the most happening and lively places you will photograph apart from the Ghats, the shops, people, markets, Akhadas, Music classes, Sanskrit Vidhyalaya, Ashrams, Temples and lot more

* Also main street from Dashwamedh ghat to Godolia towards Ramghat you can find Pan mandi, Flower market and lot more