An elderly man washes in the Ganges at Varanasi as another man prayers. The pile of wood is for the cremations that take place just out of frame.

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Size: 4428px × 6666px
Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Wayne Foster / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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