Joranda monk wearing tree bark cloth, holding palm leaf fan, with uncut hair piled up on top of his head, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Joranda monks performing obeisance at temple containing a dhuni, an eternal butter lamp, at dusk, Joranda, Dhenkanal, Orissa, India, Asia

Joranda monks in saffron loincloths performing daily sunset devotional prayer ceremony at Joranda monastery, Odisha, India, Asia

Monks at Joranda Gadhi, a temple complex devoted to the Supreme Lord for followers of Mahima dharma, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India, Asia

Joranda monk wearing tree bark loincloth, holding palm leaf fan, with uncut hair piled up on top of his head, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Monk, follower of Mahima Dharma sect, wearing orange loincloth carrying brass pots of water into the temple at sunset, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Joranda monks in saffron loincloths performing daily sunset devotional prayer ceremony at Joranda monastery, Odisha, India, Asia

A devout Joranda monk gathers his uncut hair to coil it on top of his head, surrounded by other monks, Joranda, Dhenkanal, Orissa, India, Asia

Joranda monks performing obeisance in prayer at temple containing a dhuni, an eternal butter lamp, at dusk, Joranda, Dhenkanal, Orissa, India, Asia

Barefoot Joranda monks wearing orange cloths in a monastery building, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Joranda monk at dusk, wearing orange cloth, sounding a cymbal as preparation for ritual evening prayer, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Joranda monks chanting in ritual prayer at dusk at temple containing dhuni, eternal butter lamp, Joranda, Dhenkanal, Orissa, India, Asia

Joranda monks performing obeisance in prayer at temple containing a dhuni, an eternal butter lamp, at dusk, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Joranda monks gathered in front of temple, vimula visible above them, after prayers at dusk, Joranda, Dhenkanal, Orissa, India, Asia