14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Divine blessing
The world of a Naga Sadhu or an ash smeared Naked Saint is shrouded in mystery and secret rituals. One such ritual is to perform his own funeral rites, a symbolic act implying he has now left the world he was born into, and crossed over to another one, a point of no return. Here a 'Dead' Naga sadhu blesses a man by applying holy ash on his forehead.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 09.2015 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
Photo Location: | Trimbakeshwar, India |
Camera: | Canon EOS 6D |
Copyright: | © Sudeep Lal |