Prayers at the River
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Life along the Hooghly River in the vicinity around Kolkata is striking. As you ride down the river, you will see many ghats like this one here. A ghat is a series of steps going down to a holy river and can be found throughout Southeast Asia. In addition to the grand ghats at Dakshineswar and Belur Math, on a trip along the Hooghly you will also see many old ones like this one which are crumbling and falling down and appear to be aging signs of a period years ago. People will go down the ghat to the river for ritual cleaning and prayers. This old man was the only person at this particular place as he went down for some solitary cleansing time.
Prayers at the River
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Life along the Hooghly River in the vicinity around Kolkata is striking. As you ride down the river, you will see many ghats like this one here. A ghat is a series of steps going down to a holy river and can be found throughout Southeast Asia. In addition to the grand ghats at Dakshineswar and Belur Math, on a trip along the Hooghly you will also see many old ones like this one which are crumbling and falling down and appear to be aging signs of a period years ago. People will go down the ghat to the river for ritual cleaning and prayers. This old man was the only person at this particular place as he went down for some solitary cleansing time.