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Hindu Saints And Sadhus

Images of religious holy men and saints, adorned in traditional clothing and markings, often in contemplative or ceremonial settings.

Sadhus at Kumbh Mela festival, India
Sadhus at Kumbh Mela festival, India
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or National Patriotic Organization is a right-wing charitable, educational, volunteer, Hindu nationalist, non-governmental organization. It is the world's largest voluntary non-governmental organization. RSS states that its ideology is based on the principle of selfless service to India. The RSS was founded on Vijayadasami Day, 27 September 1925 as a social organization to provide character training through Hindu discipline, to unite the Hindu community in overcoming caste-based divisions, to counter British colonialism in India, and to suppress Muslim separatism. The organization initially drew inspiration from European right-wing groups during World War II. Gradually RSS has grown into an extremely prominent Hindu nationalist umbrella organization and by the 1990s, allied organizations had established numerous schools, charities and clubs to spread its ideological beliefs. It has been criticised as an extremist organization and as a paramilitary grou