The Tunnel

Intimate and poignant reportage born from a three week trip in the outskirts of New Delhi, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi, Kalkota and many others. Roberto Pazzi in this, his photographic project wants to give voice to the poor (economically only) crowding the Indian metropolis. By the priests who pray for streets decked with turbans with bright colors that contrast with the local architecture, women lined faces with wrinkles that are begging on the streets. intense looks that can not fail to strike and make people think.

Street scene in Varanasi (India). 
Varanasi is an Indian city on the banks of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism, and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. Some Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Varanasi is also known as the favourite city of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva as it has been mentioned in the Rigveda that this city in older times was known as Kashi or "Shiv ki Nagri". 
Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India. It is often referred to as "the holy city of India", "the religious capital of India", "the city of Shiva", and "the city of learning". Scholarly books have been written in the city, including the Ramitmanas of Tulsidas. Today, there is a temple of his namesake in the city, the Tulsi Manas Mandir. The current temples and religious institutions in the city are dated to the 18th century. One of the largest residential universities of Asia, the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), is located here.