Photos of Varanasi, India
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Top-down view of students eating lunch 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.
A humble Hindu worker stands next to Buddhist pilgrims at the Sarnath Archaeological Site, Sarnath, India.
Outdoor laundry ("Dhobi Ghat") on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India. Workers wash the clothes by beating them on rocks, and then dry them on clothes lines and on the steps of Varanasi's famous ghats.
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 statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
Girls read a lesson on environmental issues at a school in Varanasi, India operated by the Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org)
Children wait out a thunderstorm in an open-air temple above the stormy Ganges River (in the background), Varanasi, India.
A girl transcribes Hindi text at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org)