Ganges River (Ganga)
Loading…
Mother Ganga, Goddess of the Ganges River, at a temple along the river near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Two Hindu women shave their heads and bathe in the Ganges River as part of a religious ritual, Varanasi, India.
Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.
Stray dogs stay warm by laying on warm ashes at Harish Chandra burning ghat, Varanasi, India. About 200 people a day are cremated at the site on open pyres along the Ganges River.
Garbage in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. This is one of the most revered stretches of India's holiest river.
A man bathes in foul water in the Ganges River near Scindhia Ghat, Varanasi, India. Trash is routinely dumped in the river.
A boat on the Ganges River carries firewood to Harish Chandra Ghat crematoreum (Burning Ghat), Varanasi, India.
A happy family works sifting dirt in farm fields along the Ganges River near Ramnagar, Varanasi, India.
A girl scours the banks of the Hooghly River for... something.... near Princept Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Two boys ride a homemade raft to harvest mud from the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India. They sell balls of the mud to pilgrims visiting the river, and larger quantities to sculptors who make idols for religious ceremonies.
Two boys ride a homemade raft to harvest mud from the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India. They sell balls of the mud to pilgrims visiting the river, and larger quantities to sculptors who make idols for religious ceremonies.
A brother and sister ride a homemade raft to harvest mud from the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India. They sell balls of the mud to pilgrims visiting the river, and larger quantities to sculptors who make idols for religious ceremonies.
Ceramic heads from a religious idol that was immersed in the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival. The heads were scavenged by kids and brought back to their house at Babughat. They will try to sell them.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Sculptors in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India, create spectacular idols for the Durga Puja festival. They use a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Heavy traffic (both vehicular and foot) on Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, India. Below is the Hooghly River.
Howrah Station is a massive train station (and revered architectural work) in Howrah, across the Hooghly River from Kolkata, India.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Paper recycling along the Hooghly River near Barabazar, Kolkata, India. The facility handles textbooks, newspapers, school papers, and office papers. They separate out high quality newspaper pages and inserts, which are sold to the thousands of food vendors in Kolkata to wrap street food in.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Howrah Station is a massive train station (and revered architectural work) in Howrah, across the Hooghly River from Kolkata, India.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Taxis at Howrah Station, the largest railway station in Kolkata, India. It's located across the Hooghly River in Howrah, sister city to Kolkata.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
A woman selling balls of mud from the Hooghly River sleeps near Sovabazar Ghat, Kolkata, India. Sleeping in public is very common in Kolkata.
Sculptors in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India, create spectacular idols for the Durga Puja festival. They use a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Stray dogs at Armenian Ghat in Kolkata, India, with Howrah Bridge and the Hooghly River in the background.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
A man extracts clay from the Hooghly River in Kolkata India. It will be sold to sculptors in nearby Kumartoli (Potter's Town) to make idols for the Durga Puja festival.
Heavy traffic (both vehicular and foot) on Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, India. Below is the Hooghly River.
Sculptors in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India, create spectacular idols for the Durga Puja festival. They use a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
A man extracts clay from the Hooghly River in Kolkata India. It will be sold to sculptors in nearby Kumartoli (Potter's Town) to make idols for the Durga Puja festival.
A man cleans a woman's ear, using a CD to focus light, on Armernian Ghat along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
A sculptor creates idols for the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. He uses a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River, on a few feet away.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Sculptors in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India, create spectacular idols for the Durga Puja festival. They use a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Sculptors in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India, create spectacular idols for the Durga Puja festival. They use a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Heavy traffic (both vehicular and foot) on Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, India. Below is the Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Families bring idols of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi to Babughat in Kolkata, India, to immerse them in the Hooghly River. Lakshmi Puja, as it's called, is celebrated after Durga Puja, the biggest festival in Kolkata.
An elderly woman offers prayers to a meager idol during the Lakshmi Puja festival immersion on the Hooghly River at Babughat, Kolkata, India.
Families bring idols of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi to Babughat in Kolkata, India, to immerse them in the Hooghly River. Lakshmi Puja, as it's called, is celebrated after Durga Puja, the biggest festival in Kolkata.
