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(Image credit: The Ganges from Rishikesh to Uttarkashi, India.)
(Image credit: A Hindu priest performs evening prayers on the banks of the river in Devprayag, India.)
(Image credit: A Hindu pilgrim dips herself into the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal at Sagar Island, India.)
(Image credit: A damaged idol of Hindu goddess Kali floats in the Ganges in Haridwar, India.)
(Image credit: A pile of garbage along the river in Mirzapur, India.)
(Image credit: A portion of the river that has turned red from pollution in Kanpur, India.)
(Image credit: Untreated foaming sewage flows from an open drain into the river in Mirzapur, India.)
(Image credit: A man cleans garbage along the banks of the river in Kolkata, India.)
(Image credit: Relatives immerse a body in the river prior to cremation in Varanasi, India.)
(Image credit: An employee works inside a leather tannery near the river in Kanpur, India, in July 2017.)
(Image credit: Chemical-soaked leather pieces dry near the banks of the river.)
(Image credit: A man washes himself in the river in Varanasi, India.)
(Image credit: Hindu devotees gather to worship in the Ganges in Patna, India.)
(Image credit: A Hindu woman carries water from the Ganges in Kolkata, India.)
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