Celebrate Burning Man In Varanasi India!

[HOLIDAYDARIN]

Calling all Burners exiled in India or Nepal!

We are two long-time denizens of Black Rock City missing our first Burn in many years. We're going to be in Varanasi, India in early September so we decided to celebrate simultaneously with our friends on the Playa in...what is arguably...the original home of the burning man.

Where: Meet us immediately downstream (to the right as you're facing the Ganges) from the main burning ghat (Manikarnika Ghat). As we get closer in time we'll work out a way to be sure of identifying us but look for a man and a woman couple.

When: At dawn on September 2nd. Nevada is twelve hours behind Varanasi so dawn on the 3rd in Varnasi will be about sundown on the 2nd on the Playa.

Not sure how we'll fill the day but we can work that out as we get closer in time. We'll close with more fire at sunset at Dasashwamedh Ghat to watch the Bramhins perform their Ganga Fire Arti on the river. If we can get it together in time, we'll float and burn an effigy of our own!

Obviously, we're wide open to any input to celebrate in style.

Feel free to respond here or e-mail me at [email protected]

Truly,

HolidayDarin

[diane o'thirst]

Ye Gods, how cool is that?

And what better place to do it than in Shiva's holy city of light (though I don't consider a place where ten horses died for a bet to be sacred)? I hope you don't get smacked with the Playa Flake Factor and it comes through for ya.

I'll howl out a "Bom Shiva!" for you at the Burn.