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Monks embracing technology
For Day 11 of our series of images on sadhus I bring you a photo I took about 3 years back at the Kumbha Mela festival in Haridwar of a sadhu. I was focused on a photographing a parade when I noticed someone standing next to me. I peeked out of the corner of my…
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Parade of Sadhus at the Kumbha Mela
One of the visually striking things at the Kumbha Mela is the parades that take place mainly on the main bathing day during the festival. Here a sadhu dances jubilantly waving a long sword as he parades down the street with thousands of other monastics headed to the sacred Ganges river. The spect...
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Gallery of Sadhus, Kumbha Mela (Day 9)
It does not happen often but you’ll find from time to time young men taking to the monastic path early on in life. The world no longer holds any fascination to them and they realize the transient nature of life, thus they seek the Self. My guru says the following “The Self: you can...
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Gallery of Sadhus, Kumbha Mela (Day 8)
Certain sects of monastics within Hinduism, most notably the naga sadhus, often cover their entire body with ash. Ash symbolizes the transient nature of life and things. The application of ash on their body is a constant reminder that their body will be gone one day but the soul that they are is ...
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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. Th...
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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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