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Sadhvi, Hindu Women Monastics
You don’t see too many women monks, or nuns if you are being pedantic, but there are some. Women generally tend to gravitate towards the householders path therefore you see fewer women renunciates then you do men.
Here’s a photo of a sadhvi, a woman monastic. Men are called sadhus. This photo was taken at the 2010 Kumbha Mela in Haridwar, North India. The three stripes on her forehead means she is of the Saivite sect within the Hindu religion. Saivites worship the supreme God in the form of Siva.
Join us for our grandest spiritual adventure yet, the Kumbha Mela and North India journey, in February 2013. This 13 day spiritual and photographic adventure will take you across the northern part of India visiting some amazing places including the spectacular 2013 Kumbha Mela festival in Allahabad.
Read MoreMeditation’s first steps (Part 1)
What are one of the first things to do when one wants to begin a meditation practice? I often get asked this question. One of the first things you should do is to make an appointment with yourself each day. The appointment with yourself involves sitting down for a period of time each day by…
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Series of Sadhu Images
It’s quite often that I come across blogs where bloggers have the great idea of doing a series of photos or recipes or something but don’t end up completing the series because it simply is a lot of work. And it just doesn’t look good when you have 4 out of a 10 part series…
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Meditation and Wellness Retreat in Indonesia
Islands of Bali, Lombok, Gilis & Java 11 days, Sept 13-23, 2012 Join our 11-day exploration of some of Indonesia’s most enchanting islands on our meditation and wellness spiritual adventure. This journey is all about discovering you while exploring this diverse and mesmerizing archipel...
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Sadhus at the Kumbha Mela
This photo makes up Day 5 of our 14 day series of photos of sadhus. It’s one of my favorites. Within certain sects of sadhus in the north of the Indian subcontinent smoking marijuana (not cigarettes) is permitted but the consumption of alcohol is not. In the southern parts of the Indian sub...
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Gallery of Sadhus, Kumbha Mela (Day 4)
This photo makes up Day 4 of our gallery of sadhus. Join us for our grandest spiritual adventure yet, the Kumbha Mela and North India journey, in February 2013.
Read MoreA Sweet Video on the 2010 Kumbha Mela
Here’s a video that I came across recently on Vimeo while preparing for our next spiritual adventure to North India and the Kumbha Mela festival in 2013. It captures wonderfully scenes from the last Kumbha Mela in Haridwar, North India in 2010. PURNA KUMBH MELA from warmeye on Vimeo.
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