Morning ablutions, Hindu pilgrims bathing in the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindu pilgrims take part in ritual bathing, Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Ghats along the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Ritual bathing, Sri Jambukeshwara temple, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Procession before the Lavagem, washing of the steps of Itapua church, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Procession before the Lavagem, washing of the steps of Itapua church, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Workers washing clothes in the Ganga River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Procession before the Lavagem, washing of the steps of Itapua church, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Men performing ablutions on ghats beneath the Howrah Bridge in the early morning, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

River ghats, villagers performing ablutions in the River Hugli (River Hooghly), West Bengal, India, Asia

A corner of Mykonos Town with washing out, Mykonos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Indian Hindu pilgrims men and boys bathing in The Ganges River by steps of the Ghats in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Women cleaning the steps outside a church in Lisbon, Portugal.

Market, Jinka, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Kolkatta, howrah bridge. India

Women washing and gossiping by steps to River Ganges, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

A Chinese woman washes laundry by hand on the steps into the Tuojiang River in Fenghuang, China.

Hospital Hygiene

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Illuminated staircase in the former coal washing plant, new Ruhr Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

On the stairs of former coal washing plant in the colliery Zeche Zollverein, now Ruhr Museum, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

On the stairs of former coal washing plant in the colliery Zeche Zollverein, now Ruhr Museum, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Illuminated staircase in the former coal washing plant, new Ruhr Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Single footprint in the sand with foamy wave washing onto shore

Make a Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp) bloom again. 3 Repot

Kruger National Park rangers cleaning in the river a tusk just extracted from the body of a naturally dead elephant (Loxodonta africana) in order to fight against poaching, Kruger NP, South Africa

Make a Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp) bloom again. 5 Divide

Make a Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp) bloom again. 2. The bulb participates in photosynthesis when exposed to light.