https://www.everydaylivesarchive.com/archive/varanasi/2014/v-2014-620 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788324355/V-2014-620_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Badminton on the Ghats A badminton player reaches upward for a shot against a monumental painted image of Ganesha on the riverfront steps of Varanasi. https://www.everydaylivesarchive.com/archive/varanasi/2014/v-2014-1141 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788368713/V-2014-1141_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Evening Aarti A saffron-robed priest raises a multi-tiered brass lamp during evening aarti on the Varanasi riverfront. https://www.everydaylivesarchive.com/archive/varanasi/2014/v-2014-641 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788367023/V-2014-641_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Prayer by the River A solitary woman in orange stands in prayer on the stone ghats of Varanasi, surrounded by a broad field of quiet space. https://www.everydaylivesarchive.com/archive/varanasi/2014/v-2014-654 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788367960/V-2014-654_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Morning on the Ganges A man kneels in a wooden rowboat on luminous morning water, with a second boat retained near the edge of the frame. https://www.everydaylivesarchive.com/archive/varanasi/2014/v-2014-512 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788373650/V-2014-512_SOURCE_FOR_CLOUDINARY.jpg Haircut on the Painted Steps A haircut takes place on painted ghat steps, with the striped geometry and surrounding riverfront environment retained as part of the scene. https://www.everydaylivesarchive.com/archive/varanasi/2014/v-2014-613 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788380148/V-2014-613_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Solitary Swimmer A solitary swimmer appears within the broad surface of the Ganges, emphasizing human scale against the river. https://www.everydaylivesarchive.com/archive/varanasi/2014/v-2014-621a https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788380149/V-2014-621a_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Washing Cloth by the Boats Workers wash cloth beside large wooden boats on the Varanasi riverfront. https://www.everydaylivesarchive.com/photographer/selected-work https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-073_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Portrait in the Lanes An elderly woman in a patterned sari stands before vivid red doors in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-190_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Seated Portrait A smiling woman wrapped in a blue patterned shawl sits beside a yellow wall in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-399_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Sadhu with Trident An ash-covered sadhu with matted hair and a long white beard carries a trident staff through the crowded ghats, with the Ganges behind him, Varanasi, 2019. https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-899_curatorial.jpg Three Sadhus Three sadhus in orange robes sit together on broad stone steps in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-910_curatorial.jpg Ceremonial Portrait A young girl in bright pink ceremonial dress and a jeweled headpiece raises one hand while holding a metal tray in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788553994/V-2014-616_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg At the Water’s Edge A seated holy man at the water’s edge in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788553994/V-2014-474_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Stillness on the Ghats A meditating man seated on a platform on the ghats of Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788367023/V-2014-641_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Prayer on the Ghats A woman in an orange sari stands in prayer on the stone ghats of Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788553994/V-2014-112_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Work on the Move A man transports heavy metal containers by cargo bicycle in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788373650/V-2014-512_SOURCE_FOR_CLOUDINARY.jpg Care on the Steps A man tends a seated woman’s hair on painted steps of the ghats in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788547566/V-2014-667_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg A Shave on the Ghats A close shaving scene on the ghats of Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-106_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Narrow Passage A very narrow weathered lane recedes toward a small figure beneath tangled overhead wires in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V373_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Inhabited Courtyard A multi-storey residential courtyard rises around lines of drying laundry, with pink, green and weathered walls in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-566_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Boatman A young boatman rows directly toward the camera through the morning haze on the Ganges in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-598_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Boats and Reflections Turquoise wooden boats and their reflections form a layered pattern on the Ganges in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-874_curatorial.jpg Children Bathing Four children bathe at the edge of the Ganges while an adult sits wrapped in white nearby, Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788367960/V-2014-654_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Morning on the Ganges A man kneels in a wooden rowboat on luminous morning water on the Ganges at Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-440_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Boatman and Riverfront A boatman rows a passenger boat on the Ganges with riverfront temples and moored boats behind him, Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-087_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Boat and Birds A crowded boat crosses the Ganges as birds fly close to the water in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V207-web.jpg Riverfront Architecture The broad sandstone façade of a riverfront mosque rises above a solitary figure in its courtyard in Varanasi, 2019 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788324355/V-2014-620_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Sacred and Ordinary A badminton player reaches overhead in front of a painted Ganesha mural in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788553994/V-2014-122_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Prayer Through a Doorway A man prays at a shrine through a weathered blue doorway in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/v1788368713/V-2014-1141_FINAL_WEBSITE_DERIVATIVE.jpg Evening Aarti A priest raises a multi-tiered flaming lamp during evening aarti in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 https://res.cloudinary.com/w3pfqehg/image/upload/V-2019-1079_curatorial.jpg Riverfront Ritual A woman applies orange pigment to another woman’s forehead as the recipient looks toward the camera in Varanasi, 2019