Hooghly and Howrah Part I

Mr. Gabriel speaks:

To get to Howrah you must cross the Hooghly River. You can do it by bridge or ferry. The Hooghly is tributary of the Ganges, a sacred river in India. As I waited to board the ferry, I observed a number of people bathing in these polluted waters. Some were washing their bodies. Others had come for sacred ceremonial washing. After some festivals the riverbanks will be crowded with many coming to submerge their images and bid them farewell. Today wasn’t that busy, yet it was a reminder that in this great country many have not found the water that gives life.