A man kneels in a wooden rowboat on luminous morning water on the Ganges at Varanasi, photographed in 2014

Photographic Collection

Water & the River

Boats, prayer and the water’s edge bring different lives into contact with the Ganges.

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Water & the River

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A crowded boat crosses the Ganges as birds fly close to the water in Varanasi, 2019 — **Boat and Birds**Morning traffic and birds on the river.V-2019-087

A woman stands in the Ganges and pours water from a small vessel in Varanasi, 2019 — **Devotion at the River**A devotional act at the river.V-2019-042

A man carries a child on his shoulders while walking beside the Ganges with boats behind him, Varanasi, 2019 — **Along the Riverfront**Family movement along the riverfront.V-2019-082

A seated holy man at the water’s edge in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 — **At the Water’s Edge**A spiritual portrait that remains anchored in the material environment of stone, cloth and water.V-2014-616

Turquoise wooden boats and their reflections form a layered pattern on the Ganges in Varanasi, 2019 — **Boats and Reflections**Boats and ReflectionsV-2019-598

Quiet Moments by the Ganges

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Photographic Collection

Water & the River

Boats, prayer and the water’s edge bring different lives into contact with the Ganges.

Explore the collection

Water & the River

Each collection brings together photographs through a shared subject. Follow an image into its story, or discover it again through another place or theme.

Quiet Moments by the Ganges

Distance and stillness slow the pace of the archive.

Continue exploring

Return to the archive entrance →Journey by place →Learn about the documentary approach →