Vertical portrait of an elderly Indian woman washing her laundry on Dasashvamedha Ghat beside the holy river Ganges

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Sunrise on the river Ganges "Ganga" and local Indians and pilgrims alike perform ritualistic prays "puja" cleanse their souls, their bodies and their clothes as part of a daily routine on the many ghats surrounding the river bank.

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Size: 3408px × 5125px
Location: India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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