People prepare to bathe in one of India's holiest rivers, the Ganges. Scroll through to see more images from photographer Giulio Di Sturco's book "Ganga Ma."
People prepare to bathe in one of India's holiest rivers, the Ganges. Scroll through to see more images from photographer Giulio Di Sturco's book "Ganga Ma."
Giulio Di Sturco
The Bhairab Railway Bridge in Bangladesh, where Ganges Delta meets the Bay of Bengal.
The Bhairab Railway Bridge in Bangladesh, where Ganges Delta meets the Bay of Bengal.
Giulio Di Sturco
Di Sturco spent a decade collecting 800,000 images from along the length of the Ganges.
Di Sturco spent a decade collecting 800,000 images from along the length of the Ganges.
Giulio Di Sturco
A 2008 image shows a horse on the banks of the Ganges in the holy city of Varanasi.
A 2008 image shows a horse on the banks of the Ganges in the holy city of Varanasi.
Giulio Di Sturco
A shot taken from Farakka, a small Indian town on the Ganges, close to where the river crosses into Bangladesh.
A shot taken from Farakka, a small Indian town on the Ganges, close to where the river crosses into Bangladesh.
Giulio Di Sturco
What appears to be cotton candy-covered landscape is, in fact, coated in industrial byproducts from leather tanneries outside Kolkata.
What appears to be cotton candy-covered landscape is, in fact, coated in industrial byproducts from leather tanneries outside Kolkata.
Giulio Di Sturco
A worker hoses down foam created by chemical waste.<br />
A worker hoses down foam created by chemical waste.
Giulio Di Sturco
The Gangotri Glacier at the source of the Ganges.
The Gangotri Glacier at the source of the Ganges.
Giulio Di Sturco
"Ganga Ma" brings together almost 70 pictures from Di Sturco's journeys along the 1,500-mile-long river, which stretches across India and Bangladesh.
"Ganga Ma" brings together almost 70 pictures from Di Sturco's journeys along the 1,500-mile-long river, which stretches across India and Bangladesh.
Giulio Di Sturco
A boy fishes for coins with a string and a magnet along the Yamuna River, a tributary of the Ganges.
A boy fishes for coins with a string and a magnet along the Yamuna River, a tributary of the Ganges.
Giulio Di Sturco
A young girl pictured near the Sunderbans in Bangladesh, where the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers meet.
A young girl pictured near the Sunderbans in Bangladesh, where the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers meet.
Giulio Di Sturco
The river Ganges before it reaches the Theri Dam, near the source of the river in the Himalayas.
The river Ganges before it reaches the Theri Dam, near the source of the river in the Himalayas.
Giulio Di Sturco
"Ganga Ma," published by Gost Books, is out now.
"Ganga Ma," published by Gost Books, is out now.
Gost Books