Prayers and chants were at a fever-pitch in India's holiest city of Varanasi on July 22nd as Indians witnessed this century's longest solar eclipse. I shot footage of the shadow crawling across the sun and over crowds gathered in the Varanasi waterways. 

Swarms of locals took auspicious dips in the Ganges waterways. During the stretch of darkness, I could feel a tense sense of mortality. Everyone seemed to release a collective sigh of relief once the sun re-appeared. Sins forgiven. Above is some footage I gathered from the memorable morning.

 


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08/20/2009 02:38

Awesome video. I was so bummed not to be able to get down to Varanasi to see it, now I feel like I got a glimpse. Thanks!

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