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Varanasi

Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn, right, meditates in a boat in Varanasi, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.

India: Going for Goldie Hawn

Where a star goes, others should warily follow, writes <b>Nina Karnikowski</b>.

Living traditions: Women wear Varanasi silks.

Weaving their magic

The variety of life makes this silk city rich, writes Luke Slattery.

Laundry day ... women chat while their saris dry on the ghats of the Ganges.

River of life and death

Although lined with funeral pyres, the Ganges is the lifeblood of Varanasi, along with its silk industry, writes Anthony Dennis.

the holy city of Varanasi, India

Gurus for all and bikes to spare on road to happiness

You don't need a marital breakdown to eat, pray and love around the world, writes Belinda Jackson.

Eight metres for all women

Maria Visconti is rapt in a gorgeous garment capable of concealing a multitude of sins.

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The mosh-pit matinee

At the movies in India, Megan Czisz soon claps, stamps and jeers with the best of them.

One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Varanasi doubles as India's cultural capital.

All bound for lah lah land

David Wilson picks five prize destinations that are virtually tourist-free - for now.