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  • Cows resting on a ghat, a section of stairs, leading down to the holy Ganges River in Varanasi, India
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  • Hindu men pray and pay homage to the sacred River Ganges, Varanasi, India. January, 2004.
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  • Mourners return to the river Ganges for a purification rited ten days after the cremation in Varanasi, India
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  • Manikarnika Ghat, the main cremation ghat of Varanasi, India, where cremation pyres are burning 24 hours a day. The work at the cremation ghat is carried out by the Doms, traditionally looked upon as untouchables. The ghat leads down to the sacred River Ganges. To be cremated in the holy city of Varanasi means a straight passage to heaven, many Hindus believe.
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  • A Dom, an untouchable working at the cremation site, clearing the river Ganges from charcoal and other debris, while also looking for valuables, Manikarnika Ghat, the main cremation ghat of Varanasi, India. On the steps lie biers with dead bodies waiting to be cremated. To be cremated in the sacred city of Varanasi means a straight passage to heaven, many Hindus believe.
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  • Cremation workers called Dom, and classed as untouchables, clear the river Ganges from charcoal and other debris, while also looking for valuables at Manikarnika Ghat, the main cremation site of Varanasi, India. On the steps lie biers with dead bodies waiting to be cremated. To be cremated in the sacred city of Varanasi means a straight passage to heaven, many Hindus believe.
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