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Indian man joins foreigner’s guitar lesson at Varanasi ghat with spontaneous dance moves; video wins hearts

Musician Lucas Eller was recording a guitar lesson for his students when an elderly Indian man wandered into the frame.

3 min readNew DelhiNov 25, 2025 04:04 PM IST

Once he joined in, the elderly man began grooving to the guitar tunes, effortlessly breaking into a few dance steps (Image source: @Benarasiyaa/X)

Music has long been known to defy geographical and linguistic barriers, bridging distances and sparking connections, as a recent video posted by a Brazilian man from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh has shown.

Seated by a ghat, musician Lucas Eller is seen in the clip strumming his guitar and singing as he records a guitar lesson for his students. Within moments, an elderly Indian man wanders into the frame before quickly stepping away. Instead of asking him to leave, Eller, with a smile on his face, invites the person to join him and be a part of the video.

Soon after joining in, the elderly man begins grooving to the guitar’s tunes, effortlessly breaking into a few smooth dance moves. After the spontaneous session, Eller compliments the man on his moves and thanks him in Hindi for sharing such a wholesome moment.

“Dhanyavaad. Very nice, my friend. Very nice,” the singer is heard saying.

The video quickly circulated across social media platforms. Sharing the clip, Piyush Rai, a journalist, wrote, “Sir went from being ‘camera shy’ to ‘breaking the internet’ in less than 5 seconds. From the ghat of Varanasi!”

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Sir went from being “camera shy” to “breaking the internet” in less than 5 seconds.

From the ghat of Varanasi! pic.twitter.com/HV4fJWgkCH

— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) November 24, 2025

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The post quickly gained traction, prompting a wave of reactions. Several users hailed the musician and the impromptu performance given by the Indian man. “In a couple days you will see him in some dance show as a celebrity guest judge,” a user joked.

“So wholesome. This is why I pay my internet bill,” another user commented. “Separated by language, United by music,” a third user reacted.

In August, a video of a Russian girl singing a Kannada rhyme took the Internet by storm. Shared on Instagram by the child’s mother, the viral video showed two friends cycling on a street while cheerfully singing “Bannada hakki (Colourful bird)”, a popular Kannada children’s rhyme passed down generations.