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Navigating the Ganges
The boatmen are integral part of the life around Ganges. There are many who have rowed all their lives - as adolescents, adults and now elderly. They still start their day with a prayer to the sacred river. Come monsoons, the river often floods and they don’t earn enough even to make it to two meals a day. Their love for the boats and the Ganges keeps them at their oars. A ride with a chatty boatman is more than what Google can ever tell you about hotels, deals, prayer times, weather, godmen and weed.
Navigating the Ganges
The boatmen are integral part of the life around Ganges. There are many who have rowed all their lives - as adolescents, adults and now elderly. They still start their day with a prayer to the sacred river. Come monsoons, the river often floods and they don’t earn enough even to make it to two meals a day. Their love for the boats and the Ganges keeps them at their oars. A ride with a chatty boatman is more than what Google can ever tell you about hotels, deals, prayer times, weather, godmen and weed.