Saffron Assassin

June 29, 2010

A young Sikh boy practicing martial arts and sword combat at the Paonta Sahib gurudwara. - Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India - Daily Travel Photos
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A young Sikh boy practicing martial arts and sword combat at the Paonta Sahib gurudwara. (From the archives due to time restraints.)

The previous days' posed photos were primarily the by-products of accidentally catching the gurudwara students practicing martial arts in the evening. Despite having just completed that evening's practice, they were kind enough to put on a small demonstration for me.

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