Boat sailing the Ganges at sunrise at the ancient Indian city of Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Photograph taken in the city of Benares, officially called Varanasi, north India's Uttar Pradesh state. One of the oldest cities in the world, on the banks of Ganges River represents an explosion of all the adjectives that attempt to describe India. Holy City, the annual target of thousands of Hindu pilgrims, where life and death walk hand in hand

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Size: 4035px × 2651px
Location: Benarés / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Photo credit: © Jordi Boixareu / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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