Life and Death on the Ganga
March 25th 2007 Life and death exist side by side, played out on the ghats alongside one of India's most holy rivers.
Life is evident everywhere: local kids playing a game of cricket; holy men covered in ash; boat men touting for a fare; washing being beaten on the banks of the river and laid out to dry; the faithful making offerings of flowers and candles; people bathing; men sitting around an open fire cookin
... read more