19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Holy Men
3 men in a specific position during Tarpan. Tarpan is being performed by 3 Indian, Hindu devotees on the banks of the holy river Ganga in Hooghly Kolkata, India. TARPAN - A Hindu ritual, the sacrament of offering drinking water to the manes. This is well practised on Mahalaya day by Hindu devotees on the banks of the holy river Ganga.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 09.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
Photo Location: | Hooghly-Kolkata, India |
Camera: | NIKON D5600 |
Copyright: | © Prodipta Maulik |