Varanasi, Eternal Holy Place For Hindu Devotees

Indian boys dive into the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Varanasi is among the world’s oldest cities, and millions of Hindu pilgrims gather annually here for ritual bathing and prayers in the Ganges river considered holiest by Hindus.

A devotee seeks the blessings of a Hindu holy man on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. <AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh>

A washerman washes clothes at Dhobi Ghat in the Indian city of Mumbai on Sept. 27, 2012. Dhobi Ghat, known as one of the biggest outdoor laundries, became a tourist site as hundreds of washmen work here during every dawn and dusk. <Xinhua/Li Yigang>

A devotee walks as a group of religious singers perform Qawwali, or Sufi devotional music, at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. <AP Photo/Altaf Qadri>

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