Young boys training to become Brahmin priests, Madurai, 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, oil lamp, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,