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The upper Ganges River - here still known as the Bhagirathi - near Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India. Photo © Pete McBride.

The Milky Way rises behind Shivling high on the Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand, India. Photo © Pete McBride.

A young man stands amidst a pile of trash in a sewage-tributary to the Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo © Pete McBride.

The ubiquitous and sacred cow standing in a pile of burning trash at the Rishikesh dump along the banks of the Ganges. Photo © Pete McBride.

The sacred confluence of Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Rivers converge to form the Ganges proper. Photo © Jake Norton.

A Hindu priest performs Ganga Aarti at Dashaswamedh ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo © Jake Norton.

Ganga aarti in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo © Pete McBride.

Pete McBride leaps a crevasse on the Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand, India. Photo © Jake Norton.

A man prays at sunrise on a boat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo © Pete McBride.

A woman washed clothing at Dhobi ghat on the Yamuna River near the Taj Mahal, Agra, India.  Photo © Jake Norton.

The faithful perform Ganga aarti along the banks of the Ganges River at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.

Young Hindu boys chant during Ganga aarti at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. Photo © Jake Norton.

The iconic Taj Mahal rises above the Yamuna River, one of the largest tributaries to the Ganges, and recipient of 80% of the raw, human waste from New Delhi. Photo © Jake Norton.

Diyas, or candle lamp offerings, trace their way down the Ganges River at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Photo © Pete McBride.

David Morton gazes up at the mighty Bhagirathi peaks from camp on the Gangotri Glacier, India. Photo © Jake Norton.

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