As a cleanser of souls
"The oldest living city in the world".
Anand, the mahji was driving us along the Ganges since a wile, we stopped near main ghat as we were looking for some drinks for all of us.
I stayed on the boat and saw this happy family coming for ablutions.
They were Rajasthanis and they came to Benares to take a dip in the holy waters of river Ganga in the hope to purify the body and washes away the sin.
They saw me taking pictures and were smiling at me.
I remember this young lady wearing a yellow sari, she was pretending to be afraid of walking in the river and she was making funny faces in order to catch my attention.
It was a nice moment and I believe that this family will always keep in their heart that day in Varanasi (Benaras).
As water washes away physical dirt, Hindus give it symbolic value as a cleanser of souls...
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As a cleanser of souls
"The oldest living city in the world".
Anand, the mahji was driving us along the Ganges since a wile, we stopped near main ghat as we were looking for some drinks for all of us.
I stayed on the boat and saw this happy family coming for ablutions.
They were Rajasthanis and they came to Benares to take a dip in the holy waters of river Ganga in the hope to purify the body and washes away the sin.
They saw me taking pictures and were smiling at me.
I remember this young lady wearing a yellow sari, she was pretending to be afraid of walking in the river and she was making funny faces in order to catch my attention.
It was a nice moment and I believe that this family will always keep in their heart that day in Varanasi (Benaras).
As water washes away physical dirt, Hindus give it symbolic value as a cleanser of souls...
Join the photographer at www.facebook.com/laurent.goldstein.photography
© All photographs are copyrighted and all rights reserved.
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The use of any work without consent of the artist is PROHIBITED and will lead automatically to consequences.