Clothes being washed, banks of Ganges

Despite the river's serious pollution, it is used to wash clothes. Almost all people employed in these jobs are Dalits (formerly 'Untouchables'), since touching soiled clothing is considered polluting.

Ludwig, Jeannette M.

State University of New York at Buffalo.

2009-12

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Vārānasi, India

Welch-Ludwig Collection

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