A Sadhu, holy man, is sitting and meditating in lotus pose, padmasana, on a block of ice at Gaumukh, the main source of the holy

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A Sadhu, holy man, is sitting and meditating in lotus pose, padmasana, on a block of ice at Gaumukh, the main source of the holy river Ganges

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Size: 6623px × 4420px
Location: Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India
Photo credit: © Frank Bienewald / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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