Vertical close up of an elderly Sadhu annointing himself with holywater from the river Ganges on Scindia Ghat


Elderly distinctive ascetic Sadhu holyman in traditionally saffron clothes with beads and unkept greying hair anoints himself with holywater


Size: 3408px × 5125px
Location: India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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