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THE SACRED RIVER GANGES (16 OF 20)
Raw sewage flows from the city of Varanasi, India, into a polluted river which drains directly into the Ganges River, close to where people bathe and drink. No treatment or filtration is in place. This is flowing directly from homes into the water. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times) Credit: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times