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Portraits of Hindu Sadhus

Intimate portraits of wandering ascetics adorned in traditional clothing, capturing their expressions and distinct features against vibrant backgrounds in Indian settings.

Hindu sadhu

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer. A wandering sadhu collects alms in the old part of Jaisalmer Fort.

Sadhu Kailash Giri Naga Baba From Ujjain, Avahan Akhara, Maha Kumbh Mela 2001, Allahabad, Up, India

Hindu sadhu

Saddhu portrait around Hampi Sunset Point

Sadhu or wandering ascetic with rudraksha beads and a green turban, Rameswaram, Pamban Island, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Indian Priest MR 788 B Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Three-quarter length portrait of a Sadhu with one open hand held up, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Portrait of a holy man in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Sadhu with a Shiva trident

A local sadhu, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Hindu Pilgrim On The Goverdan Parikrama Pilgrimage Trail Goverdan. India.

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer. A wandering sadhu collects alms in the old part of Jaisalmer Fort.

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

the Manakamana Temple

India,Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Prayag, Hardt Kumbh Mela, Holy Festival, Hindu religion, Sadhu

Sadhu or holy man, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

India: A wandering Hindu ascetic in Mumbai, not dressed in the usual Sadhu (holy man) outfit, rather individualistically dressed in robes and a shawl and wearing a bright red turban. 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 practitioners of an austere form of Hinduism. Sworn to cast off earthly desires, some choose to live as anchorites in the wilderness.

Portrait of an Ethiopian pilgrim; Lalibela, Ethiopia

SHIVA worshipping HINDU SADDHU on PILGRIMAGE at the PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR, a 5 day religious festival - RAJASTHAN, INDIA

Sadhu

Magician

India, Varanasi, hindu pilgrim

Portrait of a sadhu, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

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

Sadhu, holy man, yogi with Rasta dreadlocks hairstyle, Lumbini, Nepal, Asia

Hindu pilgrim with turban at Dashashwamedh Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Haryana peasants on pilgrimage tour, Vrindaban, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Holy man, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Nepal, Kathmandu, Pashupatinath Temple, Hindu holy man sitting on stairs wearing red robe, long dreadlocks.

Sadhu in saffron colour garments, Allahabad Kumbh Mela, world's largest religious gathering, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sadhu, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia

Holy man of Sikh religion. Blue turban within the Sikh religion denotes a Holy man. Bhartpur market. Bharatpur town. Rajasthan. INDIA

Khandoba'S Devotee With Face Smeared With Yellow Turmeric Powder. Jejuri, Maharashtra. India

Sadu or holy man at temple Ranthambhore Rajasthan India

Sadu or holy man at temple Ranthambhore Rajasthan India

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Worshipper pausing outside the ancient rock-hewn church of Biete Giyorgis.

Asia, Oman, A Bedouin man kneels on top of a sand dune in the desert . He wears the traditional Omani long white cloak or dish dash, a turban, a ceremonial curved dagger (khanjar).

Bhutya or Khandoba ; Pune ; Maharashtra ; India

Portrait of a man in traditional clothes, India

India, Rajasthan , Religion, Portrait Of A Hindu Holy Man.

Rajasthani Turban Rajasthan, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest, Coptic Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Whirling dervishes, high priest at Sufi ceremony, Omdurman, Sudan, Africa

Sikh male wearing a turban, portrait, Sikhism, man with a beard and sunglasses, sacred Golden Temple of Amritsar, Hari Mandir, Punjab, India, South Asia, Asia

HOLY MAN - CALCUTTA, INDIA. .

Sadhu at the Kumbha Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

India, Rajasthan, General - people, Portrait of a Sadhu - holy man

An old Malaysian man dressed in wearing a traditional outfit.

Naga Konyak tribal head hunter with traditional headhunter necklace with brass heads, bamboo earrings, elephant tusk armbands, Ngangting, Nagaland, In...

Sadhu joining hands

A sadhu (holy person) in Varanasi, India.

Close up of religious man with wonderful character in Kathmandu Nepal Katmandu (MR)

Monk in Lalibela

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

Portrait Of A Priest In Debre Berhan Selassie Church; Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

A serene holy man standing outdoors with an earnest expression

Portrait of an old Akali Nihang ( Sikh warrior-priest ), Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India, Asia

Nepal, Sadhu, Sadhus, Porträt eines Heiligen Mannes, Himalaya, McPKST McPHOTO_WLF_2024_000273 *** Nepal, Sadhu, Sadhus, Portrait one Saints man, Himalayas, McPKST McPHOTO WLF 2024 000273 McPKST

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Member of Dom caste, people who take care of cremations and death at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of Ganges

Kenya, A Swahili resident of Lamu attends prayers at Shela.

Varanasi, India. A sadhu takes off his turban to show is long braided dreadlocks.

Rama Sadhu applying his tilak as part of the morning pooja, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Holy man; Kolkata, West Bengal, India

india, punjab, anandpur, khalsa man

Chakma tribal man, Diyun, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Sadhu, holy man, yogi with Rasta dreadlocks hairstyle, Lumbini, Nepal, Asia

Man smoking marihuana, which is illegal in India, but happens a lot during the Kumbha Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

wandering sadhu in Rishikesh

A VAISHNAVA SADHU (Hindu follower of Vishnu) at PASHUPATINATH (Hindu Temple) - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

A elder local pilgrim man carrying a blue cross and standing in front of a forest

Narikuravar is an indigenous community from Indian state of Tamil Nadu sitting at Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Snake charmer, Pashupatinath , Kathmandu, Nepal.

A Senior Man Prays At Jampey Lhakhang Temple, Bumthang District Bhutan

the Janaki Manidir Temple

Sikh, portrait, Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, North India, India, Asie, Asia

Nepal, Kathmandu, Holyman Sadhu MR47-29

Asia, India, A sadhu of the khanpata, or Split Ear sect rests in the afternoon sun at a temple complex on top of Mt Dinodhar, one of Kutch's highest hills

Hindu Sadhu holy man with traditional markings in street in Nandi near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Portrait of Nihang Sikh man, Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

Portrait of a sadhu (holy man) with another Sadhu on the background in Tamil Nadu,Southeast India,Asia

India, Rajasthan, Rohet. A Bishnoi man; the Bishnoi, or Vishnoi, are a distinctive conservation minded Hindu sect founded in the 15th century who adhere to strict tenets. Men commonly wear white robes and turbans.

The guardian of the village shrine or gompa at Tarke Gyang in the Helambu region of central Nepal

India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley. A Gaddi (semi-nomadic shepherd) from Chamba smokes a hookah, or water pipe, on the trail linking Kugti village, Kugti Pass and the summer grazing meadows of Lahaul.

Shiva sadhu from Juna Akhara, holy man, practicing Urdha Tapa, lifting one arm for many years for spiritual reasons, at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sadhu smocking, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India MR Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, Head And Shoulders Portrait Of A Sadhu Or Holy Man.

Sadhu, a holy man, on the sandbanks alongside the Brahmaputra River, Assam, North East India, India, Asia

Sadhu, a Shiva-worshipper and ascetic, wandering monk, at the morning prayer, Kumbh Mela pilgrimage, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia

Monk, Ladakh, India, Asia

Pilgrims celebrating Meskel Festival, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Old Sikh Man Takht Sri Darbar Keshgarh Sahib, Punjab, India, Asia Mr 713

Bengshe Bengsha, elderly Naga tribal headhunter with traditional tattooed face and hair knot, Longwa village, Nagaland, India, Asia

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad (Prayag), man at Kumbh Mela holy Festival with knife sticking into arm

Portrait of black human in chains. Represetation history of slaves. Slave with chain. Slavery concept

Portrait of a man inside the rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (Church of St. George) in Lalibela , Ethiopia

Portrait, sikh, Amristar, India

Arab Jew from Yemen. 1898

Buddhist nun at the Sivam Kovil shrine in this sacred multi faith pilgrimage town, Kataragama, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia