Portrait of a Hindu holy man (saddhu), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Saddhu, holy man, begging outside Shiva temple, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Holy man (Saddhu) with red cotton rolimoli on wrist and tilak mark on forehead denoting devotion to Hindu god Vishnu, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Holy man (Saddhu) with red cotton rolimoli on wrist and tilak mark on forehead denoting devotion to Hindu god Vishnu, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Travelling saddhu dressed in holy colour orange, resting beneath a village tree, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India, Asia

Holy man (Saddhu) resting on a marble slab, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Portrait of a Saddhu, Hindu holy man, Kathmandu, Nepal

Close-up of the feet of a Hindu Saddhu or holy man standing on a bed of nails, in Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

A Saddhu waves from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal