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Pictures of India - Varanasi - along the banks of the holy River Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims taking a ritual bath in the sacred Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - Varanasi is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in India

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - religious trinkets store, vessels to take home some holy Gangga water

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - cremation ghats along the Ganges, Varanasi is the ´gateway to heaven´

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - early morning boat trip on the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - early morning along the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - along the ghats, terraces along the sacred River Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - Varanasi is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in India

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - a lopsided temple along the banks of the River Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - thousands of pilgrims come to Varanasi each day

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - ghats along the banks of the holy River Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - poles to fix lanterns for the Diwali festival in October

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims taking a ritual bath in the sacred Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - temples and pilgrims, Varanasi is also known as Benares or Kashi

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - a traditional wedding ceremony on the river

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - boats on the banks of the Ganges, the holy mother river of India

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - sunrise over the banks of the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - along the ghats

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - a priest meditating on the river bank

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - temples and pilgrims along the Ganges, lanterns are hung on poles for the Diwali festival

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - a woman pays respect to the holy mother Gangga

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - cremation ghats along the Ganges, Varanasi is the ´gateway to heaven´

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - piles of firewood for cremations near the ghats

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - a man and his sons, freshly shaven in an initiation ritual

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - early morning, light offerings for the Diwali festival

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims on the ghats along the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - early morning boat trip on the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims taking a ritual bath on the ghats along the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims crowding on the ghats along the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims on the river ghats (terraces)

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - priest performing a ritual on the river bank

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims on an average day

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - begging for alms on the road towards the ghats

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - boats on the ghats delivering firewood

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - narrow streets lead to the ghats

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims on the banks of the holy Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - River Ganges and the Aurangzeb Mosque in the distance

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims on the banks of the holy Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - boats and pilgrims on the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - people begging for alms from the many pilgrims

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - an early morning boat trip on the river Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - roofs of the Golden Hindu Temple and minaret of a mosque

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims on the banks of the holy Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - the ghats along the river

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - umbrellas provide some shade for the many pilgrims

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims on the ghats

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - group of tourists on the ghats

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - taking a bath in the holy river

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims taking a bath in the holy river

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - temples at the banks of the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - worshipping mother Gangga

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - goats munching flower garlands

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - eerie light during a solar eclipse

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - a solar eclipse (a shadow through darkened glass)

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - eerie light during a solar eclipse

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - sunrise over the Ganges

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - ruins at Sarnath (250 AD), the location the the Buddha's first sermon, 10 km from Varanasi

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - detail of the Dhamekh Stupa, a Buddhist shrine, at Sarnath

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - the Dhamekh Stupa, a Buddhist shrine, at Sarnath (250 AD)

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - emperor Ahoka Pillar, Sarnath Archaeological Museum

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - detail of the Dhamekh Stupa, a Buddhist shrine, at Sarnath

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - the ghats along the river

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - the ghats, pilgrims and temples along the river

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - pilgrims on the banks of the holy Gange

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Pictures of India - Varanasi - an early morning view