16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Boy and Flowers

This boy was selling flowers at the Ganga Aarti Ceremony in Varanasi - India. The ceremony happens daily, and is a ritual to worship the Ganges River. Flowers are part of the offering made to the Goddess Ganga, also affectionately referred to as Maa Ganga, goddess of the holiest river in India.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Varanasi, India
Camera: NIKON D80
Copyright: © Flavia Pamplona