A- AArtist by the Riverside Pyarelal and his cousins wash clothes by the Dhobi ghat every morning. It was an occupation their fathers and forefathers have been doing for many generations. In the pilgrim city of Varanasi where the holy river Ganga flows peacefully from the south towards the north there are more than 84 river banks earmarked for various purposes. Dhobi ghat is where the launderers launder the clothes. As in ancient times, many of traditional dhobis do not use soap or any other harsh chemicals to wash the soiled clothes. A soiled cloth could well come out as a spotless piece of crisp white dhoti when it is washed with the sand, silt and the clay deposited by the flowing river and beaten on a flat stone to wash off the dirt. The clothes are then dried in the open sun by spreading them out on the dry steps that lead to the river. When Pyarelal is not laundering the...
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