  1 That's a toothbrush lying next to him. Most Indians clean their teeth with a stick. |
 2 As the day arrives, the beggars are already at their posts at Assi Ghat. |
 3 A flower seller. Business must be slow. |
 4 A worshipper |
 5 At 6:10, it's getting brighter. |
 6 It looks like it feels good. |
 7 Now (6:46) it's getting higher. |
 8 At 6:16, the color is richer. |
 9 Muslims seem to enjoy the beginning of the day, too; perhaps a mark of Varanasi's religious mix, where a Muslim can also venerate a Hindu god. |
 10 At 6:29, a worshipper offers a libation to the holy river. |
 11 A real lotus position |
 12 The evening before, at 17:30, the moon "swims like a silver boat" over the Ganga, as seen from Meer Ghat. |
 13 These ladies were sitting in a circle and singing. |
 14 Another day, this time at Assi Ghat, the moon floats in the western sky at 5:45. |
 15 Flower sellers at Assi Ghat at 6:44. |
 16 At 6:06, the sun appears. |
 17 Boats waiting for customers |
 18 In another, more Wagnerian, context this would be "Heil dir, Sonne.". |
 19 Goats eat anything. |
 20 The 6:44 sun seen from Assi Ghat |
 21 Bathing Brahmins |
 22 Fishermen and net |
 23 A gleam in the sky at 6:05, still seen from Meer Ghat |
 24 At 6:23, boats are out. |
