Ganges Sunrise Cruise Photos.

A small boat going up the Ganges River at Varanasi as the sun began to rise.

People bathing in the River Ganges, next to the boat dock we used on our boat trip in Varanasi.

Some of my travel companions on our sunrise boat ride up the Ganges River at Varanasi.

A boat full of people riding up the Ganges River passes our boat.

Street art on the walls of a building along the side of the River Ganges in Varanasi.

Ghats leading from buildings in Varanasi down to the River Ganges.

Another boat passes us as we travel up the River Ganges in Varanasi.

A boat goes past us on our trip up the Ganges River.

Ghats and buildings in Varanasi, taken from the River Ganges.

Ghats and buildings in Varanasi, taken from the River Ganges.

Alan Morris on a boat travelling up the River Ganges in Varanasi as the sun rises.

Boats moored alongside the River Ganges in Varanasi.

Our guide, Digamber, points something out to us as we sail up the River Ganges in Varanasi.

The sun rises through a cloudy sky as we travel along the Ganges River in Varanasi.

The sun rises through a cloudy sky as we travel along the Ganges River in Varanasi.

A boat on the Ganges River goes between our boat and a boat on the bank.

A boat on the bank of the Ganges River with the sun rising behind it as birds fly just above the water in front of it.

Floating salesman. This man was selling flowers and candles to people on the River Ganges.

Thousands of people beginning to gather on the Ghats to bathe or take a trip on the River Ganges in Varanasi.