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Description: Dawn, Varanasi. As the people of the city begin their day washing in the Ganges, the men from around Tulsi Ghat begin their own morning ritual, centuries in the making, in the fitness ground known as an Akhada.nnIt is believed that this particular Akhada has been a place of fitness and worship for almost 500 years. Men till the soil by hand, before offering a prayer to the Lord Rama and partaking in an incense burning ceremony. The Akhada is predominantly a place to maintain fitness and stamina,
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