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An effigy of Hindu goddess Durga is thrown into the Ganges at the end of a festival. Photo: Louise Southerden MV Varuna on the River Ganges. Photo: Louise Southerden Cane chairs on the top deck. Photo ...

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Cain Marcus writes in his project notes for Goddess that the whole “length of the Ganga is believed sacred. Perhaps this belief has caused space to accumulate and become more present and more definite ...

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Small cradles of chrysanthemums, illuminated by a single candle, flicker in the moonlight, bobbing along the fast-flowing Ganges River. They are offerings. For hundreds of millions of Hindus around ...