Varanasi
Photos of Varanasi, India
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Brother and sister at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org). Taken in 2012.
Garbage in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. This is one of the most revered stretches of India's holiest river.
A girl poses with her lego creation at a free health clinic run by the French NGO Agir pour Benares, at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
Garbage in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. This is one of the most revered stretches of India's holiest river.
Men hawk jewelry and souvenirs to Hindu pilgrims riding in boats on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Men hawk jewelry and souvenirs to Hindu pilgrims riding in boats on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Roses in the feet of a Buddha statue 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.
Shrine at 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.
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 likely con-man holds an owl at Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India. He was telling tourists he would permanently set the owl free for $20 US.
Students wash their hands before eating at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org).
A man smokes a cigarette in Sarnath, near Varanasi, India. Sarnath is an important historical site to Buddhists.
Top-down view of students eating lunch 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.
A man smokes a cigarette in Sarnath, near Varanasi, India. Sarnath is an important historical site to Buddhists.
Children play games and socialize at a free health clinic run by the French NGO Agir pour Benares, at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
Two girls read a lesson book a school in Varanasi, India operated by the Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org)
Children play games and socialize at a free health clinic run by the French NGO Agir pour Benares, at the Burning Ghats in 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.
An idol is covered up and "put to sleep for the night" at a temple near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
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.