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Train station in Varanasi, India: This is a train station in Varanasi, India. Several people wait on the concrete platform, which is battered and chipped and which is shaded by a roof supported by steel girders. There is a railing made up of steel pipes, and behind that, a metal fence. The...; Format: image/photograph

Wood for cremation along the Ganges River; Varanasi, India: A building near the Ganges River overflows with wood and tinder to be used in cremation. Several sets of stairs wind up the bank and around the huge piles of wood. A cow eats hay near the shore where a boat is docked. A few men are scattered across the shore....; Format: image/photograph

A man sitting at the edge of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India: In Varanasi, India, a man sits cross-legged on a rock step on the shore of the Ganges River. Behind him several containers, bowls, and coins are arranged roughly in a circle. To his right is a metal bucket. In the background, three boats travel through the...; Format: image/photograph

People waiting for a train in Varanasi, India: A platform is crowded with people waiting for a train in Varanasi, India. The platform is made of concrete and sheltered and shaded by a roof. There are no benches; the people waiting simply sit on the bare concrete. A railing made of steel pipe surrounds...; Format: image/photograph

Vendor selling disposable cups in Varanasi, India: This photo, taken in Varanasi, India, shows a cart full of disposable cups. The vendor stands behind the cart, and only his lower arm and part of his torso are visible. The cart is a metal frame covered in mesh. The cups are tan and shaped like squat chalices...; Format: image/photograph

Rickshaw driver in Varanasi, India: A rickshaw driver drives in a street in Varanasi, India. The rickshaw has three wheels and a seat upholstered in brightly colored fabric that is just big enough for two. The rickshaw driver wears a sleeveless, gray shirt with plaid shorts and blue flip-flops....; Format: image/photograph

A line of boats in Varanasi, India: This is a line of boats on a lake in Varanasi, India. Two people in a white boat pass in front of eight others that are tied together in a row. Several of them are painted a bright cyan color, and at least four of them have trim painted in brick red. The rocky...; Format: image/photograph

A man sitting by the Ganges River in Varanasi, India: A man sits by the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. He sits cross-legged at the end of what appears to be a concrete pier, which has a decorated edge and two beveled protrusions on its sides. He is wearing a long-sleeve orange shirt and lighter orange pants....; Format: image/photograph

View of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India: This is the busy shore of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Three men stand on the edge of the river on a concrete pier and wrap towels around themselves. Behind them on a raised concrete platform, another man sits cross-legged with his eyes closed, as...; Format: image/photograph

The Ganges River, boats, and buildings in Varanasi, India: This is a view of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. In the foreground, several boats are reflected in the wavering surface of the river. In the background, a bevy of buildings flank the water. One is circular; another is white with arched windows and a...; Format: image/photograph

Men trying to repair electrical lines in Varanasi, India: Two men try to repair electrical lines in Varanasi, India. One is on a tall bamboo ladder, and the other is investigating the lines above him, perched in the frame that holds up the wires. The wires must have been there a long time, as there is a messy, intricate...; Format: image/photograph

A busy street in Varanasi, India: This is a busy street in Varanasi, India. On the right, three women and one man look over the wares of a street vendor selling shoes. On the other side of the road, a woman has a protective arm around a little boy and girl. In the middle, a man pedals a rickshaw...; Format: image/photograph

A building beside the Ganges River in Varanasi, India: This is a building beside the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. The building is tall, rising several stories above the river. It is made mostly of brown and tan stone. It has many arched windows, as well as turret-like corner towers. Beside it is a stone wall,...; Format: image/photograph

Boats in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India: Boaters paddle down the Ganges River in a boat in Varanasi, India. Several more boats, mostly small wooden vessels, are docked at shore. The skyline sprawls into the distance. Buildings, even tall ones, are built just feet from the edge of the shore. Several...; Format: image/photograph

Bathers by Ganges River in Varanasi, India: A bather standing beside the Ganges River on a concrete step clutches an orange towel around his waist. He holds his clothes in his free hand. Behind him, another bather shrugs off his shirt. Between them is a yellow tote bag.; Format: image/photograph

A man guiding a woman into the Ganges River; Varanasi, India: A male bather holds the hand of a woman in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. The man wears a cloth around his waist and the woman wears a pink sari. On the shore at the edge of the river, a man wearing a white cloth around his waist sits cross-legged facing...; Format: image/photograph

Bathers in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India: Several people sit on the edge of stone steps leading down to the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Two wade in and splash water on themselves. Two others prepare food. A man and a woman wash clothes and sheets. Further up the steps, two other people change...; Format: image/photograph

Sunset on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India: A gold and plum purple sunset gilds the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Three boats filled with people glide through the water, and a third one is docked at the shore closest to the photographer. For Hindus, the Ganges River is the personification of the...; Format: image/photograph

Several bathers in the Ganges River; Varanasi, India: Bathers, mostly male, wade in the Ganges River at Varanasi, India. Some stand on shore at the end of a set of steps called a ghat that leads to the water. Several boats are docked at shore. For Hindus, the Ganges River is the personification of...; Format: image/photograph

Laundry draped over stairs to dry in Varanasi, India: Wet laundry has been draped over stairs in the sun in front of a building in Varanasi, India. A donkey sits at the bottom of the steps, and to the left, a few people sit on the steps. A stone building behind them is raised on concrete stilts.; Format: image/photograph

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