1161-4502 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4542 - Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

1161-4507 - Muslim Mosque, Beni Madhaw Kadharara at Panch Ganga Ghat by The Ganges River in Holy City of Varanasi, India

1161-4532 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Ranamahal Ghat and Chousatti Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, India

1161-4356 - Tourists watch body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4508 - Muslim Mosque, Beni Madhaw Kadharara at Panch Ganga Ghat by The Ganges River in Holy City of Varanasi, India

1161-4568 - Rana Mahal Ghat on banks of The Ganges River in holy city of Varanasi, Northern India

1161-4566 - Tourists at Maharaja Chet Singh Palace Fort at Chet Singh Ghat by The Ganges River in holy city of Varanasi, Northern India

1161-4536 - Indian man doing laundry using flogging stone in waters of The Ganges River at Cabua Pandey Ghat in Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4526 - Restoration at Dharbanga Ghat by the Ganges River in City of Varanasi, where new luxury Clarks Hotel is being built, India

1161-4387 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4531 - Indian architecture at the Ghats overlooking the Ganges River in City of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4389 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4390 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4371 - Traditional scenes on River Ganges at Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4506 - Man holding child in ancient building fronting the famous Ghats by The Ganges River in Holy City of Varanasi, India

1161-4522 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4523 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4537 - Tourists in boats at Ranamahal Ghat and Chousatti Ghat watch traditional bathing in Varanasi, India

1161-4539 - Indian Hindu man bathing and cleaning his teeth in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

1161-4382 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4505 - Traditional architecture ancient building fronting the famous Ghats by The Ganges River in Holy City of Varanasi, India

1161-4534 - Boats in The Ganges River at Ranamahal Ghat and Chousatti Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4354 - Body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4530 - Indian man and woman walking along Rana Mahal Ghat by the Ganges River in City of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4510 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4515 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4374 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4546 - Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

1161-4518 - Indian Hindu pilgrim bathing and washing his clothes in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi, India

1161-4562 - Indian man walks past laundry drying on the steps of Kali Ghat by the The Ganges River in City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4527 - Men bathing at Dharbanga Ghat by the Ganges River in City of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4560 - Indian doing laundry using traditional methods and the waters of The Ganges River at Kali Ghat in City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4364 - Traditional scenes of tourists on on River Ganges at Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4500 - Indian Hindu pilgrim bathing and praying in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, India

1161-4535 - Indian man and woman doing laundry in the waters of The Ganges River at Cabua Pandey Ghat in City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4516 - Indian Hindu pilgrims washing clothes and bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, India

1161-4362 - Body burning on funeral pyre at Hindu cremation at Manikarnika crematorium Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4570 - Indian Hindu pilgrims men and boys bathing in The Ganges River by steps of the Ghats in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4543 - Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

1161-4555 - Hindu man sits on steps of Chet Singh Ghat on banks of The Ganges River in holy city of Varanasi, India

1161-4541 - Indian Hindu man bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

1161-4367 - Ceremonial lit candle carries Hindu prayers on River Ganges at Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4376 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4520 - Indian Hindu pilgrim bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4556 - Hindu man sits on steps of Chet Singh Ghat on banks of The Ganges River in holy city of Varanasi, India

1161-4381 - Indian Hindu pilgrim woman bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4519 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing and praying in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4565 - Maharaja Chet Singh Palace Fort at Chet Singh Ghat on banks of The Ganges River in holy city of Varanasi, Northern India

1161-4561 - Indian man walks past laundry drying on the steps of Kali Ghat by the The Ganges River in City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4377 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing and with prayer candles in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4386 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4385 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4525 - Indian Myna bird, Acridotheres tristis, perched on tourist boat in River Ganges by the Ghats in city of Varanasi, India

1161-4383 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4540 - Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

1161-4375 - Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

29-5230 - Temple at Har-ki-Pairi, on bank of River Ganges, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

832-198390 - Cricket game in front of Burning Ghat cremation ground, Varanasi, India, South Asia

29-5229 - River Ganges emerging from Himalayas at Haridwar, seen from Mansa Devi Temple hill, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

29-5226 - Bathing ghat on Hooghly River, part of Ganges River, below Howrah Bridge, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

29-5231 - Ashrams on banks of River Ganges, Lakshman Jhula, Rishikesh, India

29-5232 - Devaprayag (Deoprayag), holy site on upper Ganges River, Garwhal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

29-5233 - Devaprayag (Deoprayag), holy site where Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Rivers converge to form the River Ganges, Garwhal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

832-80206 - Believers in boats on the Ganges river, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia

832-62061 - Boats on river Ganges, waiting to take pilgrims for a ride on the holy river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-85351 - City view with Ghats or holy stairs, Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-85297 - Ghats or holy steps of Varanasi, Ganges, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-80102 - Mural, Ghats on the Ganges river, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia

832-62132 - Laundry at the banks of river Ganges outside Varanasi, washed by the dhobi wallahs or laundry men, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-62142 - Boats on river Ganges, waiting to take pilgrims for a ride on the holy river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-62131 - Deepaks, little boats made from leaves, to carry good wishes down the river Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-62057 - Millions waiting to take Maha Snan, the spiritually cleaning dip in the water at the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-62125 - Aartii, the ceremony of Good Night to the River Ganges, performed by priests, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-62058 - Millions waiting to take Maha Snan, the spiritually cleaning dip in the water at the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-62060 - Pilgrims washing away sins by doing ritual washings in the water of the holy Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-62136 - Laundry washed by Dhobi wallahs or laundry men at the banks of river Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-50960 - Believers on a boat on the Ganges River, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia

832-55669 - During Kumbha Mela or Kumbh Mela, the pilgrims are taking a bath in the Ganges river, Har Ki Pauri-Ghat, famous bathing ghat at Haridwar or Hardwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, North India, India, Asia

832-50964 - Ritual cremation on the stairs on the Ganges River, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-50962 - Believers performing ritual purifications on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia

1113-55284 - Man washing cows, Ganges river, Tulsi Ghat, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

1113-55235 - Praying pilgrim standing on stairs at the river Ganges, Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

1113-55290 - Pilgrim at Ganges river, Tulsi Ghat, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

1113-18552 - Devrayag, town at holy confluence of headstreams of Ganges, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

1113-18601 - Cow and pilgrim on suspension bridge over Ganges river at Rishikesh with ashram, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

1113-18602 - Monkey and pilgrims on suspension bridge over Ganges river at Rishikesh with ashram, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

857-59711 - A man with buffaloes in Ganges, Varanasi, India.

857-47348 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - August 2011: Dusk at a floating tea shop along the busy Buriganga River (Old Ganges). The heavily polluted river in the centre of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is a vital transportation hub in one of the busiest cites in Asia.

857-10844 - Sadhus enthusiastically running into the the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers for a purifying bath at the Kumbh Mela festival. Allahabad India

857-10845 - Having arrived at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges river for a purifying bath, these sadhus wait for their guru to enter the waters first. Kumbh mela festival: Allahabad India

857-10842 - Naked sadhus return to their camps along the Ganges river after having taken a holy and purifying dip during the maha Kumbh mela in Allahabad India.

809-4913 - Dhobi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

1188-93 - India, varanasi, wrestlers on the banks of the holy ganges river.

805-344 - Elephant being washed by mahout near the banks of the River Ganges crowded with visitors to the Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-345 - Elephant being washed by mahout near the banks of the River Ganges crowded with visitors to the Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-364 - Young men, mahouts, washing tusked elephants in the holy River Ganges in preparation for Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-335 - Ferry boat crossing the River Ganges in the early morning, carrying villagers and a bike strapped to the stern, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-337 - Fishing boats and ferry on the River Ganges in the early morning, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-261 - Elephant being washed by mahout in the waters of the holy River Ganges, Patna, Bihar, India, Asia