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Hindu women worship in the toxic Yamuna river in Delhi, India

Hindu women worship in the toxic Yamuna river in Delhi, India. Yamuna is worshipped in Hinduism as the ‘Goddess Yamuna’ and as per Hindu mythology is the daughter of the Sun and sister of the Yama the ‘God of Death’. It is common practice for people to bathe in the sacred waters to rid oneself of sins and the last rites of the dead are also performed at its banks.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.1986
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: New Delhi, India
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Rajesh kumar Singh