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The tales of the lanes of Varanasi

 By Meera Vohra Living all these years in Varanasi , the maze of narrow lanes continues to enchant me every time I walk through them. During my early days in the city, quite unfamiliar with the ways of the lanes, certain markers made me reach my destination without faltering.  A temple near the Scindia Ghat, which was my favourite destination of my wanderings and continues to be till date, was a tough one to reach through the lane. The entry opposite to Chowk police station has a complex web of lanes that not only confuses you but transports you to a world with an enigmatic old-world charm. Clusters of buildings on both sides of the lanes, where you can barely see the sky, are further hooded with a mesh of overhead wires.  Huge bundles of Banarasi sarees and fabrics are being transported from one place to another by human carriers and, at times, on two-wheelers in these narrow lanes, which definitely test the navigating skills of the commuters. Stepping on the s...