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Prayer with fire

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash in Barodi, Near Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 14, 2017. Bengali people of the Hindu faith in Bangladesh sit in prayer celebrating the 18th century Hindu Saint Baba Lokenath with a 'Rakher Upobas' prayer and fast day Every year thousands of Hindu devotees gather in front of Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram temple for the Kartik Brati or Rakher Upobash.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Azim Khan Ronnie