Along The Ganges

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Along The Ganges

Varanasi, India

July 11, 2018

 Grandfather and grandson preparing for their morning bath in the Ganges River

26Erica Torregrossa, Helen Pritchard and 24 others

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  Lucinda Taber

  The Ganges River does not look too clean . How sad
• Erica Torregrossa

  It looks so dirty.
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  Bridget E Kelly

  it is filled with debris, fecal matter and dead people.
• Erica Torregrossa

  Ugh!!! Very sad.
• Sam Stein

  Another great photo!
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  Bridget E Kelly

  they sit under my balcony every morning.
• Carol Fox

  How do they think they are cleaner coming out of that cess pool?
• Debra Ward Metz

  It's sad that this is all they have and all they know...
• Heather MacIntire Siptroth

  I guess it's all about perspective. I bathe in clean, treated water everyday..,don't think about it much. It is certainly not a ritual shared with an elder who wants to pass beliefs, rituals, etc.... Who makes out better in the end??? Makes you think.
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  Bridget E Kelly

  personally, i don't like to bathe in water that is contaminated with fecal matter and decomposing bodies. But this river has a spiritual hold on these people like nothing i have ever seen before.
• Melissa Christie

  This has to be a huge health risk for the people.
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  Bridget E Kelly

  it is. that is why i am only drinking beer, coffee and tea.
• Bob Amato

  Watch out for the crocs
• Leslie Coren

  Is there any marine life in that river?