HINDUISM: Brahmin priests change of holy thread
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Blessing of the new holy thread. Photo ref: LAC06.	Brahmin changing his holy thread. Photo ref: LAB37.	Hommage to the Sun. Photo ref: LAB50.
Grandfather teaching his grandson. Photo ref: LAB43.	Bath before the beginning of the ceremony. Photo ref: LAB40.	Ablutions. Photo ref: LAB47.
Sprinkling with kusa grass. Photo ref: LAB44.	Bath before the beginning of the ceremony. Photo ref: LAB39.	Praying. Photo ref: LAB49.
Preparing the new thread. Photo ref: LAC05.	Preparing the new thread. Photo ref: LAB45.	Changing at the end. Photo ref: LAC04.
Brahmin changing his holy thread. Photo ref: LAB35.	Brahmins changing his holy thread. Photo ref: LAC01.	Preparing the new thread. Photo ref: LAC07.
Preparing the new thread. Photo ref: LAC08.	Changing clothes at the end. Photo ref: LAC03.	Preparing the new thread. Photo ref: LAC09.

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