In this March 19, 2019, photo, devotees and tourists watch as Hindu priests perform daily rituals in reverence for river Ganges on its banks, in Varanasi, India. A project in the ancient Indian city of Varanasi dreamed up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows the master political marketer's penchant for symbolism as political strategy in elections that begin this month. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)
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