I liked the juxtaposition of the straight lines with the functioning anarchy in the background.

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I dont know how they got there but they were submerged in the Ganges canal. Better on black.

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Somewhere in Haridwar. A boy takes off some time from scavenging in the river for coins and metal to take swing on the chains suspended under the bridge for washed away pilgrims to save themselves.

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A Rajasthani man in Haridwar. I liked the colorful turban.

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Getting tonsured by the banks of the holy Ganges.

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