{"id":13937,"date":"2024-03-30T10:38:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T09:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/30\/varanasi-is-not-an-ordinary-place-its-an-experience-svetlin-yosifovs-best-phone-picture\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T10:38:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T09:38:08","slug":"varanasi-is-not-an-ordinary-place-its-an-experience-svetlin-yosifovs-best-phone-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/30\/varanasi-is-not-an-ordinary-place-its-an-experience-svetlin-yosifovs-best-phone-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Varanasi is not an ordinary place \u2013 it\u2019s an experience\u2019: Svetlin Yosifov\u2019s best phone picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capturing the sights, smells and heat of India\u2019s spiritual capital<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVaranasi, on the banks of the Ganges, is viewed as the spiritual capital of India,\u201d photographer Svetlin Yosifov says. \u201cIt\u2019s also known as the city of death. While many Hindus undertake pilgrimage to see its temples and ghats, and bathe in the sacred river, some come when they feel death is near. Hindu scripture says dying and being cremated there frees a person from the cycle of rebirth and grants them salvation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Yosifov, from Bulgaria, had already visited India four times, including one trip to Varanasi. This time he traversed the city on foot for hours, looking for the perfect shot. \u201cThe streets are so crowded,\u201d he says. \u201cAny empty space is filled instantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2024\/mar\/30\/svetlin-yosifov-best-phone-picture\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/edd8a16209db8e94e9f11a0d414006b4be5980ae\/0_307_4096_2458\/master\/4096.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=17236dfa5f8b8c865bdc54e36237ae28\" title=\"\u2018Varanasi is not an ordinary place \u2013 it\u2019s an experience\u2019: Svetlin Yosifov\u2019s best phone picture\" \/>Capturing the sights, smells and heat of India\u2019s spiritual capital<br \/>\n\u201cVaranasi, on the banks of the Ganges, is viewed as the spiritual capital of India,\u201d photographer Svetlin Yosifov says. \u201cIt\u2019s also known as the city of death. While many Hindus undertake pilgrimage to see its temples and ghats, and bathe in the sacred river, some come when they feel death is near. Hindu scripture says dying and being cremated there frees a person from the cycle of rebirth and grants them salvation.\u201d<br \/>\nIn 2022, Yosifov, from Bulgaria, had already visited India four times, including one trip to Varanasi. This time he traversed the city on foot for hours, looking for the perfect shot. \u201cThe streets are so crowded,\u201d he says. \u201cAny empty space is filled instantly.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capturing the sights, smells and heat of India\u2019s spiritual capital \u201cVaranasi, on the banks of the Ganges, is viewed as the spiritual capital of India,\u201d photographer Svetlin Yosifov says. \u201cIt\u2019s also known as the city of death. While many Hindus undertake pilgrimage to see its temples and ghats, and bathe in the sacred river, some &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/30\/varanasi-is-not-an-ordinary-place-its-an-experience-svetlin-yosifovs-best-phone-picture\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018Varanasi is not an ordinary place \u2013 it\u2019s an experience\u2019: Svetlin Yosifov\u2019s best phone picture<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":13938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13937"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}