Varanasi — Ghats & Ganga

Dev Deepawali on the Ghats

Festival of Lights on Ghats

Domed Sandstone Pavilion on the River Ghat

Stone pavilion on riverbank

Fort Gateway Above the Ghats

Fort on River Steps

Colossal Bronze Hands in Namaste Above Ghats

Giant namaste hands statue

Temple Bell over the Ghats

Bell over River Steps

Hands Holding a Diya Thali

Brass Aarti Lamp with Cobra Hood

Aarti Lamp with Snake

Man Pouring Water on Garlanded Shiva Lingam

Offering water to Shiva Lingam

Priest Performing Ganga Aarti with Flaming Lamp

Hindu fire ritual Aarti

Sadhu Standing on Misty River Ghat

Sadhu by misty river

Sadhu Meditating on River Ghat at Sunrise

Meditating sadhu by river

Kashi Vishwanath Through the Gateway

Sadhu in a Temple Hall

Holy man in temple

Rudraksha Beads in Hand

Offering at a Wall Shrine

Street Shrine Varanasi

Samosa Vendor Beneath a Mahadev Mural

Street Food Vendor Varanasi

Ghats Through an Open Window

Varanasi Window View

Timber Boat Shed with Boats on the Ghats

Boat shed on the river

Morning Chai on the Ganga

Tea on a boat

Men Drinking Chai Around a Stove in Winter Fog

Men drinking tea in the fog

Clay Lamp Burning on a Moored Boat's Prow

Boat with lamp on river

Flock of Gulls Flying over the Ghats at Sunrise

Birds flying over the river

Sailboat Before the Ghats

Sailboat on the river

Ghats Through a Stone Colonnade

Varanasi Ghats Colonnade