Sadhus

In Hinduism, sadhu, or shadhu is a common term for a mystic, an ascetic, practitioner of yoga (yogi) and/or wandering monks. The sadhu is solely dedicated to achieving the fourth and final Hindu goal of life, moksha (liberation), through meditation and contemplation of Brahman. Sadhus often wear ochre-colored clothing, symbolizing renunciation. (wiki)

India ranks high on my list of places to visit/explore. One day!

Enjoy this collection of photos of Sadhus.

Poras Chaudhary

Bennett Stevens

Ken Hermann

Swapnil Sonawane

Tommy Hannon

From Flickr

Click the images to go to the photographers page.

This guy I’ve noticed is in a lot of peoples’ photos. Now that I’ve done this post, I’ve found him again and again (as far as I can tell, it’s the same guy).

All of these photos are from DIFFERENT photographers. He is in Kathmandu.

If you have a correction, let me know in the comments below.

Above photographer says: “A sadhu (hindu holy man) in Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. When I took this guy’s photo, everyone in the area told me: “he - Nepal famous!”, referring to the thousands who had previously photographed him”