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Saris on the Steps, The Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Detail, Fujifilm X-T2, Poetry, Street Photography
by Patrick JenningsApril 6, 20179:28 pm

Spirits Cleansed

They come to bathe
In waters pure
Then, with spirits cleansed
They dry their saris
Upon the steps
Which bore them down
To Mother Ganga’s shore

Drying Saris
The Ganga (Ganges River)
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh, India

Taken during travels, 2017

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Tagged with: beauty Hinduism India micropoetry NaPoWriMo photography postaday purity The Ganges travel Uttar Pradesh

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    Dancing Echoes on April 7, 2017 at 1:55 am
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    Love this photo and your words. Not only beautiful but full of stories.

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      Patrick Jennings on April 7, 2017 at 6:10 am
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      Thanks! =)

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