Luminant Lance

June 22, 2010

A young man brandishes a spear at the Paonta Sahib Gurudwara. - Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India - Daily Travel Photos
(Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India)
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A young man brandishes a spear at the Paonta Sahib Gurudwara. (From the archives due to time restraints.)

The young man belongs to a sect of Sikhs particularly famous for their previous warriors. Strobes, 45 degree, camera left.

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