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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.
A group of Hare Krishnas pray on the beach at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
An elerly sadhu (holy man) does yoga at the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Pilgrims bathe and pray in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Students pray before eating at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org)
Pilgrims bathe in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (Festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Pilgrims perform puja (prayers) and bathe in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
A group of Hare Krishnas pray on the beach at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
A group of men bathe and pray in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
A typically adorable toddler watches as 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.
Pilgrims bathe in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (Festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Pilgrims bathe and pray in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
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.