Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India : Ranjeet Choudhary a member of the Dom Raja family known as the Lords of the Death, an ancient community that handles

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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India : Ranjeet Choudhary a member of the Dom Raja family known as the Lords of the Death, an ancient community that handles cremations at Manikarnika ghat, stands outside the shrine where his family keeps alive the eternal sacred flame from which all pyres are lighted. Dom-Chandala are a Hindu lower caste, traditionally considered to be untouchable.

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Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Luis Dafos / Alamy / Afripics
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