Varanasi
Photos of Varanasi, India
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Students stick out their tongues while doing exercises at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org).
Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.
Animal dung (cow or water buffalo) patties dry on the ghats of Varanasi, India. They will be used for fuel for cooking and warmth.
A drunk man lies passed out on the side of the road with his bicycle, near Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A boat full of pilgrims on the Ganges River passes by laundry drying near Prayag Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Carving in the base of the 80 foot tall statue of Buddha at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India - the tallest statue of Buddha in India.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
A happy family works sifting dirt in farm fields along the Ganges River near Ramnagar, Varanasi, India.
A nurse from the French NGO Agir pour Benares tends to a girl with a "black-eye" at a free health clinic at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
Children watch a man "wake-up" an idol at a Hindu shrine in the morning, Varanasi, India. Idols throughout Varansai are put to sleep each night, with a cloth over the faces.
A group of stray dogs tries to stay warm by sleeping on the embers of a fire made by people, Varanasi, India.
Animal dung (cow or water buffalo) patties dry on the ghats of Varanasi, India. They will be used for fuel for cooking and warmth.
A happy family works sifting dirt in farm fields along the Ganges River near Ramnagar, Varanasi, India.
A silk weaver works at a small anonymous workshop in Varanasi, India. Varanasi is famous for its fine silk.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
Students pray before eating at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org)
Two Hindu women shave their heads and bathe in the Ganges River as part of a religious ritual, Varanasi, India.
Goddess Ganga idol in a temple on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India. Here she is still covered from the nights' sleep, she's yet to be woken up for the day. This was taken on world Ganges River day.
A fisherman drops hooks into the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Each hook is tied to a rock, and they're all strung together.
A stray dog walks past marigold garlands on the banks of the Ganges River near the sinking temple and Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A boy with a bandaged forehead smiles at a free health clinic run by the French NGO Agir pour Benares, at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
A girl with a "black-eye" smiles for a portrait while receving care at a free health clinic run by the French NGO Agir pour Benares, at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
A nurse from the French NGO Agir pour Benares tends to a girl with a "black-eye" at a free health clinic at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
Gold Buddha in a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave his first sermon, and is a modern day pilgrimage site.