A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, rests on the stairs leading to the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Varanasi, also known as Kashi and Benaras, is Hinduism’s holiest center and is believed to be one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, rests on the stairs leading to the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Varanasi, also known as Kashi and Benaras, is Hinduism’s holiest center and is believed to be one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)