Benares 1910 (Journey of Radiance)

First aired: 7/3/93

Directed by: Deepa Mehta

This episode takes place entirely around Benares, India - also commonly spelled "Varanasi." 

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India - as viewed from Mehtab Bagh.

GPS Coordinates:

27.178473,78.037498

Looking across the River Ganges to the Manshi Ghat area of Varanasi.

The institute where Annie Besant & Charles Leadbeater teach theosophy is the Benares Hindu University in Benares. The building featured in the opening shots is the Faculty of Arts building. Much of the rest of the episode takes place around the campus.

GPS Coordinates:

25.269529,82.995366

The Manshi Ghat.

Indy and Krishnamurti (Hemanth Rao) visit the 200-year-old St. Mary's Church (Church of England) in Benares. 

GPS Coordinates: 

25.33622,82.979226

Darbhanga Ghat.

GPS Coordinates:

25.305232,83.009503

The Gyanvapi Mosque in Benares.

GPS Coordinates:

25.31119,83.010649

For the video release, a bridging sequence was added to connect this episode with Peking 1910. A quick train station scene was added that was filmed at the Horsted-Keynes station of the Bluebell Railway in England. This same station was used in multiple other episodes.

GPS Coordinates:

51.046117,-0.04472

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