Ghats of Varanasi

Varanasi, India

                                                                                                                    
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Varanasi is famous for its "ghats", or ceremonial stairs, lining the west bank of Ganges river running through the city.  Worshippers use the ghats for ceremonial bathing.  While some of the ghats are new, many are hundreds of years old.

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All images copyright 2001 by the following individuals:

• Professor Robert D. Fiala of Concordia University, Nebraska
• April Clark, MArch graduate student at Yale University
• John Merrill, student at Concordia University

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