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Dung drying, waiting to be used as fuel

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Varanasi is a clash of contrasts. Life and death, beauty and ugliness can often be seen at the same moment.
Someone knocked on my shoulder, and I looked into the angry face of an Indian. He claimed to seize my camera, beat me up and make sure that I would spend some time in prison. Within no time at all, my (female) travel companion and I were surrounded by a crowd of at least 40 people, all angry. No way out, I thought, while I tried to remain calm. In the end, while someone was already beating me with a stick, my friend, who had been completely ignored until then, rescued me by shouting that they should not touch me. After some hesitation, they seemed to be stunned by her action. We gladly took the opportunity to escape....
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