Pundit making Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on Hindu worshipper's forehead outside Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Pundit with Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on his forehead showing holy threads and coloured powder, Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Brahmin cow grazing lush grass on fertile soils at Lake Linow in this volcanic area near Tomohon, Lake Linow, Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Brahman cattle, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Brahman cattle, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

A 14th century bronze image of Shiva, part of a group of Hindu statues preserved at the Brahman Temple in Bangkok, now in National Museum, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu woman in traditional blue painted home in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly in Rajasthan, Northern India

Boys in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly heading for school in Rajasthan, Northern India

The Brahman Blue City, Brahmpuri area, of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

Traditional blue painted home in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly in Rajasthan, Northern India

Hindu woman in traditional blue painted home in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly in Rajasthan, Northern India

The Brahman Blue City, Brahmpuri area, of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

Traditional blue painted home in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly in Rajasthan, Northern India

The Brahman Blue City, Brahmpuri area, of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

Brahman cattle, Hacienda Guachipelin, near Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

Priest, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Brahman cow in Ahmedabad, India.

Indonesia, Bali, Agung, Burial Ceremony Of A Brahman In His House Yard, The Coffin Is Held By The Family Members

Pilgrims at the public bath in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

A penitent during the procession in Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

Indonesia, Bali Island, The Nusa Dua Beach, Ceremony Of Purification On The Beach By A Priest (Brahman), Offerings To The Gods

Brahmin changing cloths of goddess above main entrance of Jagannath Temple, Puri, Orissa, India, Asia

Watusi With Brahma, Gaitor, Florida, United States Of America

Evening procession carrying Shiva to bedroom of Meenakshi, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Evening procession carrying Shiva to bedroom of Meenakshi, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Brahmin blessing a baby, held in his mothers arms, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Aerial view over flat rooftops of the blue painted houses of the Brahman neighbourhood from Meherangarh Fort known as the Blue City , Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India