Horizontal portrait of four semi-naked Indian men deep in prayer preparing for their ritualistic bathe on Ahilyabai Ghat
The river Ganges [Ganga] is the most sacred and spiritual place for the Hindu religion. Every morning at sunrise local Indians and pilgrims alike perform ritualistic prays "puja" to 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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Location: India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
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