18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Sandeep in the Ganges River

Sandeep Puri, a naga sanyasi from India's oldest and largest monastic order (Juna Akhara), bathes in the Ganges River near his ashram home in Rishikesh, as part of his daily sadhana (spiritual practice).

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Date Taken: 05.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Rishikesh, India
Copyright: © Richard Singh