Ganges River (Ganga)
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Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.
Boats loaded with tourists sourvernis on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Salesmen will pull up next to tourist boats on the river and conduct sales out on the river.
Boats loaded with tourists sourvernis on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Salesmen will pull up next to tourist boats on the river and conduct sales out on the river.
A girl carries pieces of bamboo with nails in them across the uneven, trash-strewn, muddy bank of the Ganges River at the Harish Chandra Burning Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A boy from a fishing family drops hooks into the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Each hook is tied to a rock, and they're all strung together.
Two Hindu women shave their heads and bathe in the Ganges River as part of a religious ritual, Varanasi, 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.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
Children wait out a thunderstorm in an open-air temple above the stormy Ganges River (in the background), Varanasi, India.
Women in saris bathe in the Ganges River near colorful drying laundry, near Ram Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A garbage boat near Scindhia Ghat, Varanasi, India. It will be dumped directly into the Ganges River, including plenty of plastic.
Two Hindu women shave their heads and bathe in the Ganges River as part of a religious ritual, Varanasi, India.
Children row a makeshit plastic raft down a filthy creek in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Garbage in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. This is one of the most revered stretches of India's holiest river.
Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.
Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.