Flower garlands are offered to the Goddess Gangā.
Basant Panchami, the first day of spring in Haridwar.
Cows rest by the Ganges near Parmath Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh.
Rishikesh, ‘Home of the Rishis’.
A sage’s robes dry in the afternoon sun.
Omkarananda Ghat, Rishikesh.
Children near Omkarananda Ghat, Rishikesh.
A woman dries her Sari in the midday sun.
Woman poses as she waits for her sari to dry.
Young flower vendor offers his remaining flowers to a small temple by the Ganges.
Man reads the Gayatri Mahavigyan (The Super Science of Goddess Gayatri) by the Ganges.
Local women gather to do their laundry by the Ganges in Rishikesh.
Families spend Basant Panchami by the Ganges.
A family makes an offering to the Goddess Gangā.
Traditional Indian women’s garments, known as Saris, being air dried.
A priest makes an offering of flowers and collects sacred Gangā water to bring to the nearby temple.
Hindu’s worship Goddess Gangā by performing a puja.
A man offers water, flowers and a prayer to Gangā.
Two brothers take their holy dip in the river.
A dip in the Ganges is believed to cleanse a lifetime of sins.
A monk meditates while a cremation is underway on the opposite bank of the river.
Ganga beach in Rishikesh.
Michael, previously an engineer, renounced his old life to become a Sanyasi, in search for the ultimate truth.
Pipal Tree, Haridwar.
A young man rests in his cart in the late afternoon.
Gita Printing Press, Gorakhpur.
Pillar of Vishnu, The Preserver.
Har-Ki-Pauri Ghat moments before the Gangā Aarti starts in the evening, Haridwar.
Boy climbs onto bridge on Republic Day in Haridwar.
Pilgrims from Rajasthan travelled Haridwar to spread a family members ashes into the Ganges.
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