Brahmin priest and assistant in prayer
Vinay Kumar Tiwari, a Brahmin priest, in prayer and meditation on the steps of the Ganges river, known as Ghats, seen here in Varanasi's most famous Ghat: Dasashvamedha. This is a daily ritual, particularly auspicious in the two weeks of the new moon, seen here with a younger "lower" priest as his assistant, Varanasi (Benares), India. (Photo by Christopher Pillitz/Getty Images)
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