A predawn boat ride along the Ganges -such a beautiful way to experience the full majesty of Varanasi. The bathers worshiping, the children learning to swim, the fishermen untangling their nets and the buff washermen beating the laundry clean. If only the river wasnt a festpool of sewerage and pollution under a haze of burning bodies. But, thats India for you.
The biggest issue is actually the raw sewerage from the city that pours directly into the river. An NGO has been working to clear up the Ganges for many years now, but are continuously coming against the bureaucratic inefficiency of the Indian government..
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