Ganga rises in Varanasi; streets submerged and waterlogged | In pictures

Heavy rainfall over the past three days has pushed the Ganga in Varanasi to warning levels, flooding ghats and nearby residential areas.

Published on: Aug 03, 2025 3:13 PM IST

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Varanasi's popular Namo Ghat along the Ganga, stands flooded following intense monsoons in the city. (Niharika Kulkarni/AFP)

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A young boy carries his schoolbag on his head and the other paddles his bicycle as the two wade their way through a waterlogged street in Varanasi. (PTI)

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People stand amid waist-high water as commuter rides his motorcycle through a street swollen with floodwater in Varanasi on August 3. (PTI)

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A boat remains pegged over a submerged ghat in Varanasi after intense floods battered the area. (Rajesh Kumar/HT)

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Another ghat along the Ganga remains submerged as the Ganga swells in Varanasi, after heavy rains. (Rajesh Kumar/HT)

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Two women stand amid the swollen Ganga, as they offer the flooded water on an almost submerged Shivling, along the submerged banks of the river. (Rajesh Kumar/HT)

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People stand on the banks of the swollen Ganga, as intense floods hit Varanasi. (Rajesh Kumar/HT)

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A seating arrangement along a ghat stands submerged, as floodwater fills Varanasi. (Rajesh Kumar/HT)

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Residential and commercial areas in the city stand submerged in the flooded waters from the Ganga, after floods batter Varanasi. (Rajesh Kumar/HT)

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An e-rickshaw transports is seen transporting relief aid in the flood hit city of Varanasi. (Rajesh Kumar/HT)