Aerial view from the fort, over the Blue Houses of Jodhpur, built for the Brahmin caste residents, Rajasthan, India

The blue town of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, The blue houses are those belonging to the Brahmin caste

The blue town of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, The blue houses are those belonging to the Brahmin caste

Elaborate blue door, The blue town of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, The blue houses are those belonging to the Brahmin caste

Young boys training to become Brahmin priests, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

View from the fort to the blue quarter of Brahmin caste residents, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

The blue town of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, The blue houses are those belonging to the Brahmin caste

Hindu priest performing puja, Temple and shrine of Batu Caves, Hindu elephant God Ganesh (Ganesha) (Ganapati), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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

View from fort of blue houses of Brahmin caste residents of city, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Brahmin kites soar over the boats as the morning's catch of fish is unloaded, Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Hand holding ceremonial bell, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Hindu temple, Hindu priest (Brahmin) performing puja ceremony and rituals, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Srinivasa Perumal Hindu temple, Hindu priest (Brahmin) performing puja ceremony and rituals, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Srinivasa Perumal Hindu temple, Hindu priest (Brahmin) performing puja ceremony and rituals, oil lamp, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Brahmin boy, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Sri Srinivasa Perumal Hindu temple, Hindu priest (Brahmin) performing puja ceremony and rituals, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Small group of Hindu Brahmin Jagannath temple priests, heads shaved except for sikha (pigtail) indicating devotion to god, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia

Young Brahmin boy, India, Asia

Temple priest before the image of the ten armed warrior goddess Durga, Durga Puja Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Young Indian girl stringing marigolds in ceremonial Brahmin garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Hindu Brahmin priest, Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Puja ceremony, Hindu Brahmin priests, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu Brahmin priest, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Marigolds in ceremonial Brahmin garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Typical blue houses of Brahmin caste residents of city, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Marigolds in ceremonial Brahmin garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Brahmin priests, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

View from the fort of Brahmin's blue houses, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Arrathy celebration in an ISKCON temple, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Arrathy celebration in an ISKCON temple, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Street scene with typical blue houses of Brahmin caste residents of city, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

View from fort of blue houses of Brahmin caste residents of city, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

A royal Brahmin performing a ceremony, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

View from fort of blue houses of Brahmin caste residents of city, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

India. Saint thomas baptising a brahmin in the periyar river. Pilgrimage to malayattoor, a hill which saint thomas the apostle is believed to have climbed around 55 ad, leaving his footprints at the top. It is a major pilgrim centre for christians as well as hindus and moslems, who believe the trip can cure them of physical and mental disease. Kerala

Hindu devotees in the Sri Veerama-kaliamman Temple, Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Veerama-kaliamman Hindu Temple, Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Aarthi ceremony, Ghat, Varanesi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Brahmin conducting a religious ceremony, Aarti and Deepdan ceremony holding an oil lamp, sacred Pushkar Lake during the Pushkar Mela, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Aerial view of Jodhpur, also known as Blue City due to the vivid blue-painted Brahmin houses around Mehrangarh Fort. Jodphur, Rajasthan

A Brahmin man seated in a small Hindu temple covering a deity with aluminum foil, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

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,