Smell of corpse <br />Half burnt and undisposed <br />Dead and deceased <br />Ashes strewn all over <br />Dissolved in flowing water <br />Of river Ganges calm and collected <br />Bodies in flaming pyres <br />Ever burning in one ghat <br />Sacred prayers in another <br />Mystical aroma filling everywhere <br />Saints in saffron clothing <br />Divine chanting echoing shores <br />Mangal Aarti glittering like gold <br />This event so auspicious <br />Happening through all 365 evenings <br />A trip to Varanasi <br />Leave us spellbound <br />Turning our lives upside down <br /> <br />Note: Mangal Aarti is an evening puja at the banks of river Ganges. Please visit http: //www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/varanasi<br /><br />Vijay Sai<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/contrasting-reality/
