Hindu Holy Men (Sadhus)

Portraits of Sadhus in colorful attire with symbolic decorations, reflecting spiritual practices and the ascetic lifestyle found in Hindu culture.

Kathmandu Nepal religious man who is a character painted in costume near river at famous Pashupatinath holi Hindu place on Bagmati River (MR)

Sadhu, Kathmandu, Nepal

Colorfully decorated street beggar, Agra, India.

Kathmandu Nepal religious man who is a character painted in costume near river at famous Pashupatinath holi Hindu place on Bagmati River (MR)

Sadhu (holy man),near Brahma temple,pushkar, rajasthan, india

A sadhu, a Hindu holy man, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Asia, Nepal, Khatmandu, Hindu man. (Editorial Usage Only)

Sadhu (holy man) on the Hindu Ghats in the Holy City of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in northern India.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Holyman Sadhu MR47-31

Sadhu procession during Haridwar Kumbh Mela. The sadhu shown in this picture is a muni (silent man)

A holy man in a turban and long beard in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

India, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Sadhu, Holy Man

Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

Religious Hindu costumed man in Durbar Square in center of village of Kathmandu Nepal (MR)

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Prayagraj, Ardh Kumbh Mela. Portrait of a sadhu.

Religious man walking in the streets

Sadhu, portrait, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sadhus (Holy Men)

Sadhu holy man, portrait, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

India: A sadhu or wandering holy man or ascetic, replete with necklaces made of sacred rudraksha seeds (Elaeocarpus ganitrus), symbols of the god Shiva, as he is often depicted wearing rudraksha malas (necklaces, garlands), Bhuleshwar business area, Mumbai. They are known, variously, as sadhus (saints, or 'good ones'), yogis (ascetic practitioners), fakirs (ascetic seeker after the Truth) and sannyasins (wandering mendicants and ascetics). They are the ascetic - and often eccentric - practitioners of an austere form of Hinduism. Sworn to cast off earthly desires, some choose to live as anchorites in the wilderness.

Sadhu at Swayambhu (religious holy man), Buddhist and Hindu pilgrimage center, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Sadhu, portrait, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Holy man at the Pashupatinath Temple; Kathmandu, Nepal

Sadhu

Closeup of Sadhu Posing for Camera, Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. Closeup of Sadhu Posing for Camera, Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21704353

Sadhu, painted face, portrait, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Sadhu (holy man) in Durbar Square in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal.

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. A sadhu at the Pushkar Market. (Editorial Use Only)

Sadhu, Hindu holy man, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

An Indian man in religious garb raises his hand in blessing, Udaipur, Rajasthan, North India, India, Asia

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Kathmandu, Sadhu in the Pashupatinath Temple - Hindu Temple

Two Sadhus praying at the ghats along the river Ganges in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Sadhu blessing, kumbh mela, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Sadhu - portrait

Old Indian priest and tilak on forehead , India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathmandu Nepal Sadhus painted men pose for portrait in Pashupatinath. Buddhist, Buddhism

Hindu Holy Men

Sadhu in Hardwar railway station during the Kumbh Mela

Shiva sadhu, holy man, sitting at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Holy man sadhu blesses colourfully painted Pashupatinath Kathmandu Nepal

Hindu Sadhu (Holy Man) at Pashupatinath Temple, in the town of Deopatan, Nepal

A holy man in the streets of Varanasi India.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Rishikesh, Elderly Hindu male pilgrim with red turban and grey beard wrapped in blanket.

A Holy Man With A Third Eye Painted On His Face, Haridwar India

A Hindu Holy Man in Kathmandu Nepal

India, Tamil Nadu , Madurai, 'Male Devotee At The Sri Meenakshi Temple, Portrait.'

Sadhu, Saint, Udaipur, Rajasthan, North India

Sadhu at the Kumbh Mela in February 2010, Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sadhu, Saint, Udaipur, Rajasthan, North India

Ascetic monk Sadhu in India with beard, white hair and painted face preaching Ascetic monk Sadhu in India with beard, white hair and painted face preaching looking to camera ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released Copyright: xZoonar.com/CarlosxAndresxMartinezxSubiratsx 21407032 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Hindu Sadhu Saint Ascetic holy man at Murugan temple in Pazhamudircholai near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Old Indian priest and tilak on forehead , India

Hindu Sadhu (Holy Man) at Pashupatinath Temple, in the town of Deopatan, Nepal

Indian Priest With White Hair Beard Red Scarf And Tilak On Forehead

A SADDHU or Hindu Renunciate at the temple of DASHINKALI. The goddess KALI is the wrathful form of PARVATI - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

A Hindu holy man, aka sadhu, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Sadhu at the Pushkar Market. (Editorial Use Only)

A sadhu, a Hindu holy man, pauses on a street in Kathmandu.

India: A Vasudev, a worshipper of the Hindu god Krishna in the Indian state of Maharashtra, singing songs in praise of Krishna and collecting alms, Mumbai. The hand cymbals, with which he accompanies his singing, are the kartal (in his right hand) and manjeera / manjira (left hand).

Nepal, Kathmandu, religious men at Pashupatinath holy Hindu place on Bagmati River, painted and colorfully dressed

Sadu holy man at temple Jodhpur India

Indian old man priest sadhu with flower in hair and white grey beard , India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

An 84 year old VAISHNAVA SADHU (Vishnu follower) wraps his dreads at PASHUPATINATH - KATHAMANDU

Sadhu on a ghat or steps on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia

portrait of a holy man Chitrakut

Sadhu in Jaipur, portrait, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Portrait of a holy man, Varanasi, India, MR

Beggar in Srivilliputhurl, Srivilliputtur, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, Asia

Asia, Nepal, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Sadhu at Hindu pilgrimage site Pashupatinath

Portrait of an Indian Sadhu, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

They are known, variously, as sadhus (saints, or 'good ones'), yogis (ascetic practitioners), fakirs (ascetic seeker after the Truth) and sannyasins (wandering mendicants and ascetics). They are the ascetic - and often eccentric - practitioners of an austere form of Hinduism. Sworn to cast off earthly desires, some choose to live as anchorites in the wilderness. Others are of a less retiring disposition, especially in the towns and temples of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. If the Vale of Kathmandu seems to boast more than its share of sadhus and yogis, this is because of the number and importance of Hindu temples in the region. The most important temple of Vishnu in the valley is Changunarayan, and here the visitor will find many Vaishnavite ascetics. Likewise, the most important temple for followers of Shiva is the temple at Pashupatinath. Vishnu, also known as Narayan, can be identified by his four arms holding a sanka (sea shell), a chakra (round weapon), a gada (stick-like weapon) and a

A Gorakhnathi Yogi from Mahayogi Machhendra Nath Temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan. INDIA.

Shiva sadhu, holy man, meditating at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

India, Mumbai, Balbunath Mandir Temple

Holy man, Sadhu, Kathmandu, Nepal

Shiva sadhu, holy man, Juna Akhara, practising Urdha tapa, lifting an arm for many years for spiritual reasons, in his tent, during Kumbha Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Asia, India, A wandering ascetic or sadhu, rests in the porch of a shrine on Hemakuta Hill

Sufi, Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Rajasthan, India, Asia

A Hindu priest, a sadhu and esthetic, with body paint poses in a Kathmandu, Nepal temple.

Shiva sadhvi, holy woman, at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Priest standing in Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

A SHAIVITE SADHU, Hindu follower of Shiva, with trident - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

A local sadhu, or baba, at the Shiva Shrines, Pashupatinath, Nepal, Asia

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. A sadhu with incense smoke. (Editorial Use Only)

India, New Delhi, Bangla Shib Gurudwara, Sika Great Temple, colorful Sika, Hindu religious man

A Gorakhnathi Yogi from Mahayogi Machhendra Nath Temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan. INDIA.

Sadhu at Muni Ki Reti, sometimes known as Lakshman Jhula,Rishikesh area, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India

A worshipper in the Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India.

Sadhus, ascetics, holy men, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Kumbh Mela, sadhu

Hindu holy men, aka sadhus, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu.

Sadus holy men at temple Jodhpur India

They are known, variously, as sadhus (saints, or 'good ones'), yogis (ascetic practitioners), fakirs (ascetic seeker after the Truth) and sannyasins (wandering mendicants and ascetics). They are the ascetic - and often eccentric - practitioners of an austere form of Hinduism. Sworn to cast off earthly desires, some choose to live as anchorites in the wilderness. Others are of a less retiring disposition, especially in the towns and temples of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. If the Vale of Kathmandu seems to boast more than its share of sadhus and yogis, this is because of the number and importance of Hindu temples in the region. The most important temple of Vishnu in the valley is Changunarayan, and here the visitor will find many Vaishnavite ascetics. Likewise, the most important temple for followers of Shiva is the temple at Pashupatinath. Vishnu, also known as Narayan, can be identified by his four arms holding a sanka (sea shell), a chakra (round weapon), a gada (stick-like weapon) and a

Portrait of a Sadhu, Holy Man, sitting opposite the burning ghats, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia

Holy man sadhu with many necklesses dressed in shining orange robe is sitting in front of a temple Kathmandu Nepal

Kathmandu Nepal

Pilgrim sitting in front of water, Allahabad Kumbh Mela, world's largest religious gathering, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Hindu swami in a Gujarat village, India

sadhu playing musical instrument, Kumbh fair mela, allahabad, india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Indian Sadhu wearing strange cap near the holy river ganges in the oldest city of India , Banaras now Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh , India

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