Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

asia asian asian appearance asian ethnicity asians banaras benares busy busy street chaos chaotic city living congested street congestion crowd of people crowded crowded street ethnic diversity everyday lives festival of shivaratri heavy traffic indians india indian indian ethnicity indian people indian person indian scene scenes indian streets indian women lifestyles local people native people noisy northern india pilgrims religion religious tradition routines shivrati shivratri street scene urban life uttar pradesh varanasi vehicles western clothes young boy adult adults after dark annual events annual festivals at night bicycle bicycles bustling street scene bustling street scenes celebration cities crowd crowd scene crowds cycle cyclist cyclists daily life daily routine day to day lives day to day living event everyday life festivities festivity horizontal local person locals modest lifestyle night time nighttime ordinary people outdoor outdoors outside person pilgrimage real people real person religious celebrations religious festival religious symbolism simple lifestyle simple lifestyles stock image stock photograph stock photographs street scenes traditions travel photo travel photograph travel photography travel stock typical india typically indian urban scene vehicle travel travel destinations native natives typical colour image color colour tourism destination