The land of cute boys

Varanasi, Kasi, Banaras - The land known for its purity, the land known for its silk sarees and the land called as the oldest city in India is famous for something else what only girls know. It is the land of cute boys. Cute/smart/Sexy - call it however you want to but the place sure has the mixture of all.

At 14 every decent looking guy would look smart to a girl's eyes and if she gets a chance to visit Varanasi, well no more explanations needed. I got that chance. 2 days visit to Varanasi to dip my head in the (not so clean) pure Ganges water, to visit the temples, bottled the Ganga jal to bring back home and to enrich my eyes. 

Maybe I was not too old to long for sarees then so it was my mom's job to pester dad for the same or was I interested much in the art and literature of the place except what my history books taught me which said Varanasi was ruled by Kasi king and is a city which is more than 3000 years old. I was shocked to see the Ganges which is known for its purity and is prayed as the Goddess being really dirty.

I noticed many people in saffron dresses with long hairs sitting on the bank of the river and also on the either side of the roads. I noticed the route to the temple was like climbing a hill and was very narrow (but I loved climbing it a lot). I also noticed that the guys who looked uneducated not so clean/perfect/decently dressed still managed to look good to my eyes. Maybe it is with the place, maybe it is with the water or maybe it is with my age then... But I still call it the land of cute boys.