Varanasi bombings

I was shocked to hear about the Varanasi bombings, not only for the loss of life, but also because last year I entered and left the city via the station where one of the bombs exploded. Until now my principal recollection was of cows wandering around even more freely than elsewhere in India, including up and down the steps which descend from the overpass to the island platforms.

The BBC's website has a report (with photos) of the devastation at the station. I hope that, given Indian resilience, and assuming heightened security arrangements, it will be a long time before anyone else will be able to take a photo of the deserted waiting room.