The Ghats themselves were a bit quiter than in the early morning. However, there were still plenty of interesting things to see. I got asked whether I want to get shaved (twice by the same guy). Well, I may look a bit scruffy but hey, these are my holidays!
The trick, where a guy comes up to you, shakes your hand and says that this was a hand massage which costs you 10Rs, I know already from an Australian guy whom I met last year in Nepal. I looked at the guy's hand and said that I was travelling in India since months already and that he has to come up with something new to impress me. He just said "ahhh" and wandered off.
Varanasi is known as the city of lights and has been founded by Shiva. I'm ignorant why the city of lights but I assume this has something to do with the founder. It is also one of the oldest living cities, as it has been founded in the 6th century BC and been populated ever since.