Two Babas in traditional orange robes sit on the steps of a Hindu temple in Varanasi. Pigeons fly overhead in the afternoon sun
Two Babas in traditional orange robes sit on the steps of a Hindu temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, overlooking the sacred ganges river as the afternoon sun lowers in the sky. The steps empty onto a Ghat along the Ganges riverbank, and pigeons fly overhead. The Babas, or Sadhus, are Hindu followers of Brahman, and live an ascetic life devoted to achieving moksha; release from the cycle of life and death. Hindu temples are designed to reflect the contsruct and functioning of the universe.
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Location: Chet Singh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Brian Van Tighem / Alamy / Afripics
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