The end of the day in Varanasi

There are cows everywhere.
Cows taking a break.
Cows just milling around.
And on one of the main streets, when one of the group was looking for an ATM, we came upon a herd of pigs.
Just an average back yard. The monkey temple.

A snack seller on the way to the temple.
We invited our "tout" friend to have dinner with us at our hotel that evening. He was a great guide, taking us around the silk weaving section and to the monkey temple. He helped change our day after the river trip from "what will we do now" into a really special day.