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![A Naga Baba Saddhu covered in ash in Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1815,1200,1815,1200/0-0-0/98c9840a-e76f-47ee-b8c3-8484e6684404/1/1/01_IMG_5295.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=f551b46d73efa01625dd32d204bf6f358ede610f7b5d2814ea168805bca08c90)
A Naga Baba Saddhu covered in ash in Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.
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![Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati presides over the Ganga Aarti ceremony at Parmarth Niketan along the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, India on September 12, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1814,1200,1814,1200/0-0-0/63e40c4f-b743-4c5c-aa0f-5749653db9af/1/1/02_IMG_3692.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=8368b85f1043505334d0d5f592440a62dcd5327c00ddc88d473465396e4d1629)
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati presides over the Ganga Aarti ceremony at Parmarth Niketan along the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, India on September 12, 2015.
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![Pilgrims hike toward the Gaumukh glacier and the Bhagirathi river (which will become the Ganges river) east of Gangotri, India on September 06, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1200,1800,1200/0-0-0/d89c0aa0-af05-4ec8-9270-46dcad977379/1/1/03_IMG_2578.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=3aef7f1846d36379253ab15d2cb4fe90d2bd2c4101d08b32e283c0a5f8c6f168)
Pilgrims hike toward the Gaumukh glacier and the Bhagirathi river (which will become the Ganges river) east of Gangotri, India on September 06, 2015.
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![Giri Baba (Mountain Baba) saddhu prepares a bidi cigarette with hashish inside his cave in Gangotri, India on September 09, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1842,1200,1842,1200/0-0-0/631d8f29-6e41-47cf-a6d1-d9d73ebdec7f/1/1/04_IMG_3020_2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=e1100988b0756298dc87bc7aaab71af865cc2332c0e89703a3e97e43ea810bf3)
Giri Baba (Mountain Baba) saddhu prepares a bidi cigarette with hashish inside his cave in Gangotri, India on September 09, 2015.
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![Men bathe at the hot spring in Badrinath, India on September 22, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1818,1200,1818,1200/0-0-0/9ad785c7-f3c6-40b8-9c82-036c73112b2d/1/1/05_IMG_4585.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=b304b4a9db2f56cdf363ae181c483fe4c52a3ffdc5e364ee41c03b4348909bc8)
Men bathe at the hot spring in Badrinath, India on September 22, 2015.
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![A saddhu treks toward the Gaumukh glacier along the path of the Bhagirathi river (which will become the Ganges river) east of Gangotri, India on September 06, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1200,1800,1200/0-0-0/d1429387-488b-405c-abde-e8f36b92c24a/1/1/06_IMG_2604.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=3aef7f1846d36379253ab15d2cb4fe90d2bd2c4101d08b32e283c0a5f8c6f168)
A saddhu treks toward the Gaumukh glacier along the path of the Bhagirathi river (which will become the Ganges river) east of Gangotri, India on September 06, 2015.
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![A saddhu stokes a fire in his hut in Rishikesh, India on September 26, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1816,1200,1816,1200/0-0-0/bbc3666a-28d8-453e-92ac-83f772a25601/1/1/07_IMG_4694.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=0bb6af555ef08a58e8e5a491483731d97a06214c128f8c4733e5f63756d8d021)
A saddhu stokes a fire in his hut in Rishikesh, India on September 26, 2015.
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![A saddhu and bird outside a temple in Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1812,1200,1812,1200/0-0-0/32d47eb0-51ed-4a57-8d41-3eb6432098ea/1/1/08_IMG_6394.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=ecdec7af0a39fcc884ba1a9077aef7403ef7836cc5c15614103729dd396fee23)
A saddhu and bird outside a temple in Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.
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![People navigate the narrow streets of Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1915,1200,1915,1200/0-0-0/440eb2b8-95a9-47e0-ac4a-63b81585a30d/1/1/09_IMG_5622.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=5e087026939a854df1dd263984163208ab3451de3dfb46018420a2e2e2753f14)
People navigate the narrow streets of Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.
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![A body for cremation wends its way along the narrow alleys in Varanasi, India on October 04, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1842,1200,1842,1200/0-0-0/be505806-e6d1-456a-a904-755dd3ff3496/1/1/10_IMG_8514.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=e1100988b0756298dc87bc7aaab71af865cc2332c0e89703a3e97e43ea810bf3)
A body for cremation wends its way along the narrow alleys in Varanasi, India on October 04, 2015.
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![Manikarnika Ghat (Burning Ghat) as seen from the Ganges at night in Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1806,1200,1806,1200/0-0-0/ca6fc439-bcba-4bb4-aea8-ac75fda1b76c/1/1/11_IMG_5765.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=9daa7e14455fcbdc35c723049d0a062faba5577273cda85c383f24f8fd12a40f)
Manikarnika Ghat (Burning Ghat) as seen from the Ganges at night in Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.
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![People conduct their morning rituals along the ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1821,1200,1821,1200/0-0-0/c426f84b-07a7-4cd2-94b3-7830580c342f/1/1/12_IMG_5123.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=658cabd5a1e36b3ba8c88fdd30740c95e25944f09b425f9c5d551024fd67cc11)
People conduct their morning rituals along the ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.
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![A boat sits on the ghats awaiting repair in Varanasi, India on October 05, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1850,1200,1850,1200/0-0-0/ab578fb6-fefd-46d6-b049-0f5ee8ae7298/1/1/13_IMG_8859.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=c7682cc4b452c0f2addca5654ed909892806f48ddfbb77530f31a079414300fd)
A boat sits on the ghats awaiting repair in Varanasi, India on October 05, 2015.
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![A goat gives birth to two kids in the narrow alleys in Varanasi, India on October 04, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1844,1200,1844,1200/0-0-0/e412ff19-f86e-43cc-9ac7-4cb273f91dc2/1/1/14_IMG_8571.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=6db26c17649f9720494dc6b8613a4816442be69e04b603f900b82962c5a35ba1)
A goat gives birth to two kids in the narrow alleys in Varanasi, India on October 04, 2015.
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![Pedestrians walk along the narrow streets of Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1859,1200,1859,1200/0-0-0/98bc6109-b60d-4881-a3b2-59ae67f92c69/1/1/15_IMG_6303.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=3ec0dc860705b8c05d6171dc984e6139230a75e14cf10ee69c359238ef43f911)
Pedestrians walk along the narrow streets of Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.
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![A barber and boy in Varanasi, India on October 02, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1815,1200,1815,1200/0-0-0/aaa4e73d-ec39-4e9e-83b4-e34a1d2f6788/1/1/16_IMG_6958.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=f551b46d73efa01625dd32d204bf6f358ede610f7b5d2814ea168805bca08c90)
A barber and boy in Varanasi, India on October 02, 2015.
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![A young boy in a makeshift boat speaks with tourists on the Ganges in Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1200,1800,1200/0-0-0/b4f74401-7550-4e2b-ae64-99ab77157144/1/1/17_IMG_5180.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=3aef7f1846d36379253ab15d2cb4fe90d2bd2c4101d08b32e283c0a5f8c6f168)
A young boy in a makeshift boat speaks with tourists on the Ganges in Varanasi, India on September 30, 2015.
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![A woman walks along the upper ghats in Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1856,1200,1856,1200/0-0-0/c8c211e7-4cad-48ab-9f1c-d81f7e7ced04/1/1/18_IMG_6154.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=76b3eb69f0b75e14d78924588ec27999f6ed1e62e7c0852d630bd79676d64a15)
A woman walks along the upper ghats in Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.
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![Ganga Aarti ceremony along the ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi, India on October 02, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1831,1200,1831,1200/0-0-0/10f4856c-27d9-4508-b864-c0cc4344d23c/1/1/19_IMG_7348.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=ad06567872b5fbc913592082548749ab6d173100fc2298945602ba0f1ec49cad)
Ganga Aarti ceremony along the ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi, India on October 02, 2015.
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![Pedestrians navigate the narrow streets of Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1846,1200,1846,1200/0-0-0/08c08adc-d6d1-44da-b36e-5e562e990d31/1/1/20_IMG_6696.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532828~hmac=1369194f88906f0026af05fc082aeafe953256bf7e9f319feb0f7c4483ab9a04)
Pedestrians navigate the narrow streets of Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.
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![A man reads the newspaper in Varanasi, India on October 03, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1823,1200,1823,1200/0-0-0/cc109c60-2f15-486b-b4e4-a93c51a51b8a/1/1/21_MG_8047.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532829~hmac=33d1697ad1936f3d22e1a3e92ffec3bd29204cc6524824d0af16c2e7e6cd69a4)
A man reads the newspaper in Varanasi, India on October 03, 2015.
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![A saddhu sits along the ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi, India on October 03, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1819,1200,1819,1200/0-0-0/7a3cbf9f-c823-41ce-8991-0cc87f52646b/1/1/22_IMG_7723.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532829~hmac=402266c04a7a244613fc3ed79496bff87b6ee0dbef4cf11038dd38a450754c1b)
A saddhu sits along the ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi, India on October 03, 2015.
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![Pedestrians navigate the narrow streets of Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1816,1200,1816,1200/0-0-0/e10c9326-ea7a-4bc3-9bc4-303fe20c1001/1/1/23_IMG_6418.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532829~hmac=32f19e1e70d12e0adf0c0f8d2fa070558134eed326f35abf0fd3de355fe1b8e3)
Pedestrians navigate the narrow streets of Varanasi, India on October 01, 2015.
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![A saddhu watches the sun rise over the Ganges in Varanasi, India on October 04, 2015.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1b307085-5d40-4531-923a-5e5e9fe477c1/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1200,1800,1200/0-0-0/3e3fdaf5-0d94-490f-9081-b1244eb1c4dd/1/1/24_IMG_8298.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037532829~hmac=9e4c01c05e57a164f2c0a85cdb3cbb946e5f9bdf04484b820e98599f8044bc40)
A saddhu watches the sun rise over the Ganges in Varanasi, India on October 04, 2015.
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