Browsing All posts tagged under »ganges«

Safety in numbers

November 9, 2008

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Men gather for their early morning bath in the Ganges.  Varanasi, India.

Leopard print underpants

November 9, 2008

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Washing down by the Ganges.  Varanasi, India.

Dawn boat ride, Varanasi

November 3, 2008

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A dawn boat ride down the Ganges is the quintessential Varanasi experience.  Many of the ghats are already thronging with people washing, bathing and saying the morning prayers.

Bathing pilgrim, Allahabad

November 1, 2008

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A Hindu pilgrim bathes in the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers near the north Indian city of Allahabad, a most auspicious spot in Hinduism.  Every twelve years, the Maha Kumbh Mela – the greatest gathering of religious devotees in the world – takes place here.

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