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

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

Saddhus sit under decorative marble elephant at the entrance to the Jagdish temple at Diwali, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

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

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

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

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