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Divine pollution

            Varanasi (Inde) - Ces petites cases sont l’équivalent de nos cabines de plages. Elles appartiennent à des familles relativement aisée afin qu’elles puissent se changer après avoir fait leur ablutions et leurs prières dans les eaux boueuses et polluées du Gange. 
Sur les 2.525 km du fleuve, 200.000 millions de litres d’eau sont rejetés chaque jour, sans traitement. Le taux de matière fécale, de produits toxiques et autres bactéries, ont tué toute forme de vie aux abord des ville riveraines. Comme le fleuve sacré est sous la protection de Shiva, les hindous sont convaincus qu’ils ne risquent rien…

Varanasi (India) - These small huts are the equivalent of our beach huts. They belong to relatively wealthy families so that they can change after having performed their ablutions and prayers in the muddy and polluted waters of the Ganges.
Along the entire length of the river, 200,000 million liters of water are discharged every day, without treatment. The rate of fecal matter, toxic products and other bacteria, have killed all forms of life in the waters around the riverside cities. As the sacred river is under the protection of Shiva, Hindus are convinced that they risk nothing...

Taken in: India / Uttar Pradesh / Dasāshwamedh (show map)

Taken on: July 24, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, 135mm (=202mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	80.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
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Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	135mm (35mm equivalent: 202mm)
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