People were washing their body in Hooghly River

People soaking in Hooghly River — Shot in Kolkata, India

When I was traveling in India and saw a river, I would often ask the locals what it was called. And interestingly, many Indians would answer "Ganges" without hesitation. It would be different. Even if I thought that this river would be different, they said "Ganges" without hesitation. I'm wondering if all the rivers that flow through this country were the Ganges. When I came to the waters of the Hooghly River in Kolkata, I asked the name of the river, and the answer was still "Ganges".

When I looked around, I found men and women of all ages washing in the river water. This riverside seemed to be a bathing place for the locals. But if I look closely, I would see that not all of them are washing. I saw some people catching fish with a net. It seemed that this place was also a fishing ground. Some people are fishing and some are washing up. I didn't even know what the name of this river is anymore.

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