The resonance of the gentle, almost imperceptible flow of the Ganges along the semi-circular left bank of Varanasi, unfolds a spectacle like no other. Venerated since several millennia, the river bank draws in hosts thousands of people where they pray, pollute, bathe, gaze, talk, cremate, court, marry, paint, exercise, swim and set in motion a pageant that defies description but has an uncanny ability sinks deep into the consciousness of even a casual visitor and become an inalienable part of one's being.