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...shot ridden ruins are kept in a beautifully cared for garden. We left rather reluctantly and came on to Benares in a luxurient compartment. this is the holy city of the Hindoos and the Hindoos are India. Literally millions of pilgrims come here every year. The Ganges flows through the city and that river is sacred and holy from its beginning in the mountains to its outlet in Calcutta. If a Christian or a Jew or a thief or murderer should die in Benares he will go straight to Siva's heaven. We arrived yesterday afternoon (Friday) and...