21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Aghori monk
An Aghori monk walks through one of the narrow streets in Varanasi. The holiest city in India, their role is important to the Hindu worshippers. Including eating the flesh of the deceased, they smear their bodies in the ashes from the cremation which you can see on the body.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2023 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
Photo Location: | Varanasi, India |
Camera: | X-T2 |
Copyright: | © Cameron Laing |