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Varanasi is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Regarded as the spiritual capital of India, the city draws Hindu pilgrims who bathe in the Ganges River’s sacred waters and perform funeral rites. This photo shows a boat full pilgrims at the river.