Editorial Feature for The Outdoor Journal Ganga Kayak Festival 2017 THE FINISH POINT OF THE RACE, AT THE CONFLUENCE OF BHAGIRATHI (ON THE LEFT) AND ALAKNANDA (ON THE RIGHT). PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL THE BRIDGE OVERLOOKING THE RACING STRETCH OF THE RIVER. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL KAYAKERS PARTICIPATING IN A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY AT THE CONFLUENCE JUST BEFORE THE RACE. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL KAYAKERS DURING THE BOATER-CROSS. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL RUSSIA’S EGOR VOSKOBOYNIKOV DURING SLALOM. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL JOE REA-DICKINS ENJOYING THE RUN. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL THE MASS BOATER-CROSS. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL 15-YEAR-OLD MANISH RAWAT WON THE MASS BOATER-CROSS. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL UKRAINE’S ALONA BUSLEAVA WAS ONE OF THE TWO FEMALE PARTICIPANTS DURING THE RACE. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL A KAYAKER SLAMS HIS HAND ON THE FLAG, A MANDATORY TOUCH TO GAIN POINTS DURING THE BOATER-CROSS. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL KAYAKERS WAITING FOR THEIR TURN DURING THE BOATER-CROSS. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL EGOR WALKING THROUGH THE STREETS OF DEVPRAYAG. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL A GIRL LOOKING AT THE KAYAKS. PHOTO © SWATI CHAUHAN _ THE OUTDOOR JOURNAL Read the full article here.